Flower ID: IMG_7474.JPG-07-08-2021 Flower name (scientific): Parthenium integrifolium Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) par-THEN-ee-um in-teg-ree-FOH-lee-um Flower name (common): Wild Quinine Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek meaning girl, virgin, virginal, for its purported medicinal properties. It has also been suggested that it refers to a name used by Theophrastus for asters with white ray florets. Specific epithet: Latin meaning with entire leaves Common name origin: The name comes from its use as a substitute for the alkaloid quinine, which is obtained from the bark of the Cinchona tree, and used as a medicine to treat malaria. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (5 to 10 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to lanceolate (FNA), basal: broadly lanceolate, ovate, or cordate (IL), cauline lanceolate (MP). Shape: leaf, ovate to lanceolate (FNA), basal: broadly lanceolate, ovate, or cordate (IL), cauline lanceolate (MP). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, savannas, open woods, thickets, sun, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Catawba used the plant as a treatemnt for burns and as a veterinary aid (Moerman, p. 378, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Crawford, Dane, Florence, Grant, Green, Iowa, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine, Sauk, St. Croix) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed