Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_7132.JPG-06-25-2021
Flower name (scientific): Physocarpus opulifolius (Linnaeus) Maximowicz PY: 1879. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) fih-soh-KAR-pus op-yoo-lih-FOH-lee-us
Flower name (common): Ninebark
Family name (common): Rose
Family name (scientific): Rosaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek physa or physo meaning a bladder or swelling or inflated, and from the botanical Latin carpus derived from the Greek karpos for fruit, referring to the inflated dry fruits of this species.
    Specific epithet: Opulus-leaved, having leaves that have a resemblance to those of Viburnum opulus (High Bush Cranberry).
Common name origin: When the bark peels several inner layers of bark are observed, hence the name "ninebark".
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.5 inches (5 to 13 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 24 to 96 inches (61 to 244 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
     Size: Leaves up to 10 cm long and 7 to 10 cm wide.
     Color:
     Hairy:
     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to obovate (FNA), oval to ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Streambanks, lake shores, woods, thickets, forest margins, sun or semi-shade, moist, sandy or rocky soil.
Fruit:
Seed:
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes.
Ethnobotany: The Menominee used the bark to prepare a drink used to treat female maladies, and for making a barren patient fertile (Smith, p. 49, 1923). The Chippewa used the root as an emetic (Gilmore, p. 132, 1933).
Latitude: 44.799667
Longitude: -91.505170
Altitude: 228.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: Spiraea opulifolia Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 1: 489. 1753.
Homotypic Synonym(s):
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW