Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5331.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Hypericum kalmianum
Flower name (common): Kalm's St. John's-wort
Family name (common): St. John's-wort
Family name (scientific): Hypericaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches ( 1.3 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 24 inches ( 20. to 61. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate or linear (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Brown, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Eau Claire, Green Lake, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Sauk, Shawano, Taylor, Walworth, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (DC, IL, IN, MI, NY, OH, WI) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
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