Flower ID: IMG_1703.JPG-08-11-2017 Flower name (scientific): Rudbeckia laciniata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) rood-BEK-ee-uh (or rood-BEK-e-a or rud-BEK-ee-a) la-sin-ee-AH-ta Flower name (common): Cut-leaf Coneflower Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named by Linnaeus to honor the botanists Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660–1740), and his father Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630–1702). Specific epithet: From the Latin lacer, for torn, referring to the fringed or deeply cut leaves. Common name origin: From the large lobed-leaves. The name coneflower is often employed when the flower has a cone-shaped disk of florets. Flower description: Size: 2.0 to 3.0 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) Petal count: 13, ray florets typically 8 to 13, disk florets 150 to 300+. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Erect Size: 24 to 120 inches (61 to 305 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is compound and lobed Size: Basal leaves up to 50 cm long and 25 cm wide. Cauline leaves up to 40 cm long and 20 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately compound or 1–pinnatifid or 2-pinnatifid (FNA), (lower) deeply pinnately-divided (FWI), (uppermost) lanceolate to ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, forests, thickets, fields, meadows, streambanks, swamps, sun or part shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Click for pollinator information on this flower. Similar species (if any): The leaves of Rudbeckia laciniata have 3 to 7 deep lobes, which helps distinguish this species from other Rudbeckia species. Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used this species to treat burns, indigestion, and as a veterinary aid (Densmore, pp. 352, 342, 1928). The Cherokee used the plant as a food source (Moerman, p. 495, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, 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, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata (The other infraspecifics are Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla (A. Nelson) Cronquist, Rudbeckia laciniata var. bipinnata Perdue, Rudbeckia laciniata var. heterophylla (Torrey & A. Gray) Fernald & Bernice Schubert, Rudbeckia laciniata var. humilis A. Gray. All four of these varieties occur in the US.)