Flower ID: IMG_3969.JPG-06-16-2020 Flower name (scientific): Parogonum ciliinode (Michaux) Desjardins & J. P. Bailey PY: 2023. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) par-oh-GON-um (or par-oh-GO-num) sil-EE-no-dee (or kil-LEE-no-dee) Flower name (common): Fringed Black Bindweed Family name (common): Buckwheat Family name (scientific): Polygonaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: From cili for eyelash and nodus for knot, referring to the fine hairs on the sheath at the base of the leaf stalk (ocrea). Common name origin: The fringe of fine hairs contibutes to part of the common name. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (3 to 5 mm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Vine Size: 36 to 84 inches (91 to 213 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to about 10 cm long and up to about 5 or more cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, cordate-ovate, cordate-hastate, or cordate-sagittate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Dry woods, thickets. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Similar species are Fallopia convolvulus (Black-bindweed) and Fallopia scandens (Climbing False Buckwheat), neither of which have a ring of cilia-like hairs at the leaf nodes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.798793 Longitude: -91.513173 Altitude: 251.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Chippewa, Clark, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waupaca, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (CT, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Polygonum cilinode Michaux Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 241. 1803. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed