Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated February 2018. Scientific name: Rudbeckia hirta L. Common name(s): black-eyed susan, brown-eyed susan, black-eyed coneflower, brown betty, gloriosa daisy, yellow ox-eye daisy Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right