Flower ID: IMG_2809.JPG-07-15-2022 Flower name (scientific): Krigia biflora (Walter) S. F. Blake PY: 1915. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) KRIG-ee-uh by-FLOR-uh Flower name (common): Two-flowered Cynthia Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named for David Krieg (1667 – 1713), German physician and botanist, who collected plants in North America. Specific epithet: Latin for two-flowered, refers to the typically two flowers in bloom on a stem. Common name origin: For the two flowers in bloom on a each stem. Cynthia refers to dandelion-like flowers, but the origin of its use for this plant is unclear. Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.5 inches (2.0 to 3.8 cm) Petal count: 25 to 60 ray florets and no disc florets Color: yellow or yellow-orange Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 8 to 30 inches (20 to 76 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate to obovate or spatulate (FNA), basal oblanceolate or obovate, cauline ovate (IL), basal and lower stem broadly obovate to oblong-oblanceolate, upper stem linear to narrowly oblong-ovate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, woodlands, meadows, savannas, forests, streambanks, moist, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: The Menominee used the stem of this plant as a hunting aid to attract deer (Smith, p. 80, 1923). Smith uses the old synonym name Krigia amplexicaulis for this plant. Latitude: 44.806748 Longitude: -91.526212 Altitude: 230.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU