Flower ID: IMG_2570.JPG-07-09-2022 Flower name (scientific): Coreopsis palmata Nuttall PY: 1818. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kor-ee-OP-sis pahl-MAH-ta Flower name (common): Prairie Coreopsis Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek koris meaning bug and opsis meaning like. The seed of this plant supposedly looks like a tick or a bug. Specific epithet: Latin for palmate, refers to the leaf with lobes like the fingers of a hand. Common name origin: From its common habitat and the genus to which it belongs. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.5 inches (3.8 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 8 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple and lobed Size: Unlobed leaved are up to about 2.5 cm long and up to about 6 mm wide. Individual leaf lobes are about 1.5 to 4 cm long and 2 to 7 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, the 3 lobes of the leaf are narrowly oblong (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, savannas, meadows, thickets, sun, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The deeply 3 to 5 lobed leaves help to identify this species. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki employed the seeds of this plant to prepare a drink or poultice, which was used as a medicine for the crippled (Smith, p. 213, 1928). Latitude: 44.796448 Longitude: -91.513517 Altitude: 262.90 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, NE, OK, SD, WI) In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na