Flower ID: IMG_8302.JPG-08-01-2021 Flower name (scientific): Helianthus occidentalis subsp. occidentalis Riddell PY: 1836 Flower name (common): Few-leaf Sunflower Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.5 inches ( 3.8 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 21 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Size: 24 to 50 inches ( 61. to 127. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic to ovate (FNA), basal oval to ovate, upper leaves (few in number) lanceolate or elliptic (IL). Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: How to differentiate related subspecies: Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796392 Longitude: -91.513470 Altitude: 275.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pierce, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) In Canada: References: