Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_2170.JPG-07-06-2019
Flower name (scientific): Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Canada Milkvetch
Family name (common): Pea
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.4 to 0.5 inches ( 1.0 to 1.3 cm)
Petal count: 5
Color: white
Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
Size: 12 to 48 inches ( 30. to 122. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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Other: Shape: leaf, odd pinnate (IL), leaflet, lanceolate to oblong, elliptic, or ovate (MP), oblong (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK)
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