brown-eyed Susan
noun
brown-eyed Su·san
ˈbrau̇-ˌnīd-ˈsü-zᵊn 
: a dark-centered coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) of eastern North America often having tripartite lower leaves
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My kids helped dig holes and put native plants gently in the ground: ragweed, crystal peak white, coreopsis, goldenrod, brown-eyed Susan, aromatic aster.
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Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Scarlet gaura, wild geranium and brown-eyed Susan join in the festivities, and tall columbines bloom close to the water.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Scarlet gaura, wild geranium and brown-eyed Susan join in the festivities, and tall columbines bloom close to the water.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Brown-eyed Susan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown-eyed%20Susan. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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