Flower ID: IMG_6211.JPG-06-06-2023 Flower name (scientific): Hypoxis hirsuta (Linnaeus) Coville PY: 1894. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hy-POK-sis (or hi-POKS-is or hy-POKS-iss) her-SOO-tuh Flower name (common): Yellow Star Grass Family name (common): Star-grass Family name (scientific): Hypoxidaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Derived from the Greek hypo, meaning below and oxys denoting sharp or pointed. In reference to the pointed bases of the ovaries. Specific epithet: Latin for hairy. Common name origin: From the star shape of the flower and the grass-like appearance of the leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 6 tepals (petals plus sepals) typically, range is usually 6 to 10. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear or linear-elliptic (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to JULY Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, woodlands, savannas, fields, fens, wet to dry, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. The grass-like leaves help identify this species. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in Wisconsin. The Cherokee used the plant for heart issues (Moerman, p. 273, 1998). Latitude: 44.807836 Longitude: -91.267308 Altitude: 263.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, ON, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Ornithogalum hirsutum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 306. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC