Flower ID: IMG_4003.JPG-08-31-2024 Flower name (scientific): Helianthus maximiliani Heinrich Adolph Schrader PY: 1835. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hee-lee-AN-thus (or he-lee-ANTH-us) maks-ih-mill-ee-ANE-ee Flower name (common): Maximilian Sunflower Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek helios for sun, and the Greek anthos for flower. References the presummed inclination of the sunflower to face in the direction of the sun. Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 2.0 to 4.0 inches (5 to 10 cm) Petal count: 12 (typically 10 to 25 ray florets), and up to 75 or more disc florets. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 20 to 120 inches (0.5 to 3 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate or narrowly elliptic-lanceolate (MO) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Jackson, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, 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): UPL Wetland Status (MW): UPL