Flower ID: IMG_3448.JPG-08-07-2024 Flower name (scientific): Coreopsis tinctoria Nuttall PY: 1821. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kor-ee-OP-sis tink-TOR-ee-uh (or tink-TO-ri-uh or tink-TORE-ee-uh) Flower name (common): Plains 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 meaning used for dyeing, which refers to the flowers being used as a source of a red dye. Common name origin: From the most common habitat and the genus to which it belongs. Flower description: Size: 1.0 to 2.0 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 8 ray florets typically, can be 6 to 12. Color: typically yellow with a deep red blotch toward the base, sometimes all deep red, rarely with ray florets entirely yellow. Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 12 to 28 inches (30 to 70 cm) typically, can reach up to 60 inches (150 cm) or more. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is compound and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblong to elliptic or obovate in outline, proximal blades typically 1-pinnate, cauline blades typically 1- or 2-pinnate, terminal lobes lance-linear to linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Polk, Washburn) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK) 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