Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_2855.JPG-07-16-2024
Flower name (scientific): Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz PY: 1769. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) eh-pi-PAK-tis he-lee-BORE-ine
Flower name (common): Broad-leaved Helleborine
Family name (common): Orchid
Family name (scientific): Orchidaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From Greek epipaktis, a vernacular name used by Theophratus for a plant that is said to have curdled milk.
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 3 and 3 sepals
     Color: yellow and/or green or pink
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, orbiculate, elliptic to narrowly lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.794995
Longitude: -91.486812
Altitude: 255.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Iowa, Iron, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Racine, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Wetland Status (NC): UPL
Wetland Status (MW): FACU