Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5337.JPG-07-09-2025
Flower name (scientific): Rubus hispidus
Flower name (common): Swamp Dewberry
Family name (common): Rose
Family name (scientific): Rosaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 3 to 8 inches (8 to 20 cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ternate, leaflets 3 (sometimes 5), terminal obovate to suborbiculate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial
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Latitude: 44.737178
Longitude: -91.105480
Altitude: 272.70
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Green Lake, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Portage, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map
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