Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_4847.JPG-04-25-2025
Flower name (scientific): Allium tricoccum
Flower name (common): Wild Leek
Family name (common): Onion
Family name (scientific): Amaryllidaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 6
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 12 inches ( 15. to 30. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, basal elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to July
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, 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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