Why Do Some Of My Rudbeckia Blooms Look Different From The Rest?

Question

Most of my blooms are drying out, I will harvest their seeds, but others have green hairy things on them.

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Answer 1

It could be aster yellows disease. You may not want to save the seeds from the affected plants. Here is more:

https://hgic.clemson.edu/aster-yellows/