Flower ID: IMG_1348.JPG-07-23-2017 Flower name (scientific): Ratibida pinnata (Ventenat) Barnhart PY: 1897. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ruh-TIBB-ih-duh pih-NAY-tuh Flower name (common): Gray-headed Coneflower Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: A possible corruption of Rathibida; a name used by Dioscorides, and the Dacian name employed for Aster Atticus. Alternatively, a name used by C.S. Rafinesque in the early 1800s. Specific epithet: Featherlike, pinnate, referring to the leaves. Common name origin: From the color of the flower cone. Flower description: Size: 1.0 to 2.5 inches (2.5 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 11+, ray florets typically 6 to 15, disc florets 100 to 200+. Color: Yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Erect Size: 18 to 48 inches (46 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Leaves up to 40 cm long and 15 cm wide. Lobes are up to 15 cm long and to 4 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate to ovate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, thickets, roadsides, sun, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Click for pollinator information on this flower. Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki employed the root of this plant as a remedy for tooth ache. In the following reference Smith uses the old synonym Lepachys pinnata for this plant (Smith, p. 216, 1928). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Rudbeckia pinnata Ventenat Descr. Pl. Nouv. plate 71. 1802. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na