Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_2323.JPG-07-14-2019
Flower name (scientific): Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Swamp Milkweed
Family name (common): Dogbane
Family name (scientific): Apocynaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
Petal count: 5
Color: pink
Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat
Plant description:
Size: 12 to 48 inches ( 30. to 122. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate (IL), narrowly lanceolate to ovate (MP)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
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