Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5405.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Castilleja coccinea
Flower name (common): Indian Paintbrush
Family name (common): Broomrape
Family name (scientific): Orobanchaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 0.8 inches (1.8 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: green or yellow with bright red bracts.
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 24 inches (15 to 61 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple and lobed
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     Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, cauline linear-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial
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Latitude: 44.734963
Longitude: -91.074185
Altitude: 318.80
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (MB, NS, ON, SK) Click here for distribution map
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