Flower ID: IMG_1933.JPG-06-16-2024 Flower name (scientific): Coreopsis lanceolata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kor-ee-OP-sis lan-see-oh-LAY-tuh Flower name (common): Lanceleaf 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: For spear-shaped, referring to the lanceolate shape of the leaves. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 2.0 to 3.0 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) Petal count: 8 (ray florets) Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 10 to 24 inches (25 to 61 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lance-ovate or lanceolate to oblanceolate or lance-linear (FNA), narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly ovate (MO) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.815237 Longitude: -91.508270 Altitude: 241.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Eau Claire, Forest, Iowa, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Waushara) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU