Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3548.JPG-08-14-2024
Flower name (scientific): Allium stellatum Nuttall ex Ker Gawler PY: 1813. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) AL-ee-um (or al-EE-um) stell-AH-tum (or stel-LA-tum or stel-A-tum)
Flower name (common): Autumn Onion
Family name (common): Amaryllis
Family name (scientific): Amaryllidaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Latin for garlic.
    Specific epithet: Latin for spreading rays, starlike.
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.5 inches (5 to 13 mm)
     Petal count: 6 tepals.
     Color: pink
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 24 inches (30 to 61 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, linear
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): July to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Polk, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Walworth, Washburn, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (MB, ON, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym: na
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed