Photo by Gary Kurtz
False Sunflower is a native, perennial in Wisconsin. It grows to a height of three to six feet. The flower is bright yellow with a golden center and has a daisy-like appearance. It measures two to three inches in diameter. It surrounds a cone-shaped, golden-brown center disk. The leaves are ovate and grow opposite each other on the stem. They have toothed margins and sandpapery texture. They grow up to six inches long. It grows in grasslands and at the edge of woodlands. (July)