Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3571.JPG-08-14-2024
Flower name (scientific): Hibiscus moscheutos Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hi-BIS-kus (or hy-BIS-kus) mos-KEW-tus
Flower name (common): Swamp Rose Mallow
Family name (common): Mallow
Family name (scientific): Malvaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 4.0 to 6.0 inches (10 to 15 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: pink or white or red
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 36 to 98 inches (0.9 to 2.5 m)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly ovate (IL), narrowly to broadly lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): August to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.815127
Longitude: -91.508110
Altitude: 240.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Eau Claire, Rock, Walworth) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map
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Wetland Status (NC): OBL
Wetland Status (MW): OBL