Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_8190.JPG-08-04-2023
Flower name (scientific): Mollugo verticillata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) mol-LOO-go ver-ti-si-LAH-tuh
Flower name (common): Carpetweed
Family name (common): Carpetweed
Family name (scientific): Molluginaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Latin mollis for soft, referencing some unknown soft plant.
    Specific epithet: Latin for having whorls, in reference to the leaves.
Common name origin: From the mat-like horizontal spread of the plant.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, None
Plant description:
     Size: 1 to 6 inches (3 to 15 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is whorl, type is simple
     Size: Leaves up to 4 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.
     Color:
     Hairy:
     Other: Shape: leaf, linear to elliptic, obovate, or broadly spatulate (FNA), linear or linear-oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, sun or semi-shade, moist to dry.
Fruit:
Seed:
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes.
Ethnobotany:
Latitude: 44.800108
Longitude: -91.509138
Altitude: 225.70
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, 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, La Crosse, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, 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, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
References:
Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s):
Heterotypic Synonym(s):
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FAC
Wetland Status (MW): FAC