Flower ID: IMG_1193.JPG-07-17-2017 Flower name (scientific): Euthamia graminifolia (Linnaeus) Nuttall PY: 1840. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) yoo-THAY-mee-uh gram-in-ee-FOH-lee-uh Flower name (common): Lance-leaved Goldenrod (Grass-leaved Goldenrod, Common Flat-topped Goldenrod) Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek words eu and thaminos, for well-crowded, referring to the densely arranged flowers. Specific epithet: Leaves resembling grass, referring to the narrow grass-like leaves. Common name origin: From the shape of the leaves and its resemblance to the goldenrods. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 15 Ray florets typically from 17 to 22 but with a range from 7 to 35. Disk florets from 5 to 7 with a range of 3 to 13. Color: Yellow. Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple. 3 veins evident and sometimes with 2 additional faint veins present. Size: Leaves up to 12 cm long and about 3 to 12 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear to lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, meadows, marsh edges, sun, moist to wet. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Click for pollinator information on this flower. Similar species (if any): Most similar is Euthamia gymnospermoides (Great Plains Goldenrod), which can be ditinguished by its grass-like leaves 0.05 to 0.16 (up to 0.3) inches wide that have one principal vein and sometimes 1 or more very faint veins. Euthamia graminifolia has leaves that are around 0.1 to 0.5 inches wide with one principal vein and two (sometimes 4) fairly visible secondary veins present. The length to width ratio of the leaves are: E. gymnospermoides 12 to 49, E. graminifolia 7 to 20. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used the flowers in infusion to treat chest pains. They also use the smoke from this plant when hunting as an attractant for deer (Smith, pp. 366, 429, 1932). The Potawatomi prepared infusions from the flowers and used them to treat fevers (Smith, p. 49, 1933). In these two references Smith uses the old synonym name Solidago graminifolia for this plant. Latitude: 44.797430 Longitude: -91.503765 Altitude: 246.10 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Chrysocoma graminifolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 841. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na