Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5398.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Lobelia spicata
Flower name (common): Spiked Lobelia
Family name (common): Bellflower
Family name (scientific): Campanulaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.5 inches (0.5 to 1.3 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: blue or white
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 40 inches (20 to 102 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, obovate to oblanceolate, narrowly oblong, or lanceolate (MP)
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: (Adams, Ashland, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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