Flower ID: IMG_4129.JPG-09-02-2024 Flower name (scientific): Rudbeckia subtomentosa Pursh PY: 1813. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) rood-BEK-ee-uh (or rood-BEK-e-a or rud-BEK-ee-a) sub-toh-men-TOH-suh Flower name (common): Sweet Coneflower Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named by Linnaeus to honor the botanists Olof Rudbeck the Younger (1660–1740), and his father Olof Rudbeck the Elder (1630–1702). Specific epithet: Slightly tomentose, that is, a sparce covering of soft hairs (on parts of the stem and leaves). Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 2.0 to 4.0 inches (5.1 to 10.2 cm) Petal count: 10 to 20 ray florets. Disc florets 200 to 400+. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 72 inches (61 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly ovate or elliptic (not lobed), the lobes ovate to narrowly elliptic or lanceolate (MO) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon 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: (Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Kenosha, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Washington, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OK, TN, TX, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): na Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 6 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU