Putnam Park Wildflowers


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
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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)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     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
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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)
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