Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3062.JPG-08-26-2019
Flower name (scientific): Sicyos angulatus Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) SIS-i-os an-gew-LAY-tuh
Flower name (common): Bur Cucumber
Family name (common): Cucumber
Family name (scientific): Cucurbitaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From the Greek for cucumber, to which this plant is related.
    Specific epithet: From the Latin for somewhat angled, angular, referencing the appearance of the clustered fruit and the seeds.
Common name origin: Bur comes from the bristly surface of the fruits, which aid seed dispersal, and the resemblance to the common cucumber Cucumis sativus.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (0.8 to 1.3 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: green or white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description: Monoecious vine.
     Size: 60 to 240 inches (1.5 to 6.1 m) long.
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
     Size: Leaves up to 12 to 20 cm long and 18 to 22 cm wide.
     Color:
     Hairy:
     Other: Shape: leaf, orbiculate-angulate to broadly ovate-angulate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
Habitat: Woods, thickets, forests, fields, streambanks, disturbed areas, moist.
Fruit:
Seed:
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes.
Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Iroquois used the plant to treat venereal disease and as a veterinary aid (Moerman, p. 530, 1998).
Latitude: 44.799100
Longitude: -91.511968
Altitude: 263.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Buffalo, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Eau Claire, Grant, Iowa, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waushara) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
References:
Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s):
Heterotypic Synonym(s):
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW