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Any bee travelling the interstate is sure to take a rest-stop here.
A coarse, rough-stemmed and gangly biennial. It's distinctive deep brown central cone contrasts nicely with the showy golden ray flowers. Old fields, prairies, roadsides. Open areas, even woods if very open. I'm told that this plant was originally a prairie species that spread to grow all over.