Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_4174.JPG-07-02-2020
Flower name (scientific): Drymocallis arguta Rydberg PY: 1898. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) dry-mo-KAL-is ar-GU-ta
Flower name (common): Tall Cinquefoil
Family name (common): Rose
Family name (scientific): Rosaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek words drymos and kallos meaning forest beauty.
    Specific epithet: From the Latin for sharply toothed, referring to the leaves.
Common name origin: Has similarities with another Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) and can be a somewhat tall plant, up to 40 inches in height.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm)
     Stem hairy: sparsely to densely covered wuth gladular hairs.
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
     Size: Basal leaves up to about 40 cm. Terminal leaflet about 4 to 10 cm long and about 2 to 5 cm wide.
     Color: medium green
     Hairy: moderate to dense covering of hairs.
     Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately-divided, leaflet (terminal) broadly elliptic-obovate (FNA), leaflet ovate or oblong (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Prairies, woods, sun or part shade, dry to moderate moisture.
Fruit: Dark brown colored capsule.
Seed: Light-brown colored, about 1 mm in length
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): Considering the flower color, this a fairly distinctive species to idenify.
Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used the roots to prepare a medicine to treat convulsions, to deal with dysentery, and as a healing aid for cuts (Densmore, pp. 338, 344, 350, 1928).
Latitude: 44.796125
Longitude: -91.513658
Altitude: 273.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AR, AZ, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map
References:
Synonym(s):
Basionym: Potentilla arguta Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 736. 1813.
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 3 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 14 heterotypic synonyms for this species.
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU