Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3136.JPG-07-26-2024
Flower name (scientific): Parietaria pensylvanica Muhlenberg ex Willdenow PY: 1806. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) par-ee-uh-TAIR-ee-uh pen-sill-VAN-ee-ka
Flower name (common): Pennsylvania Pellitory
Family name (common): Nettle
Family name (scientific): Urticaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Latin parietis meaning of the wall, a term used by Pliny for plants growing on walls. This refers to some species of the genus Parietaria found growing on or at the foot of walls.
    Specific epithet: Of or from Pennsylvania.
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.02 to 0.04 inches (0.5 to 1 mm) approximate estimate
     Petal count: 0 (no petals)
     Color: green
     Other: flower arrangement, Whorl
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 24 inches (15 to 61 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly to broadly elliptic, lanceolate, oblong, or ovate (FNA), lanceolate to ovate or rhombic (MO)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Latitude: 44.794732
Longitude: -91.499822
Altitude: 286.60
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, 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, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK, YT)
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Autonym: na