Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_5351.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Lysimachia terrestris
Flower name (common): Swamp Candles
Family name (common): Primrose
Family name (scientific): Primulaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.8 inches (0.8 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.735342
Longitude: -91.107437
Altitude: 296.90
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map
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