Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_6371.JPG-09-28-2026
Flower name (scientific): Fallopia convolvulus Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling)
Flower name (common): Black Bindweed
Family name (common): Buckwheat
Family name (scientific): Polygonaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm)
Petal count: 5
Color: white or green
Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
Size: 8 to 40 inches (20 to 102 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, heart-shaped to ovate-triangular, cordate (MP); cordate-ovate, cordate-hastate, or sagittate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Latitude: 44.800293
Longitude: -91.508278
Altitude: 226.40
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map
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Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU