Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_4672.JPG-08-01-2020
Flower name (scientific): Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium André Michaux PY: 1803
Flower name (common): Rattlesnake Master
Family name (common): Carrot
Family name (scientific): Apiaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches ( 1.3 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 24 to 60 inches ( 61. to 152. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or whorl, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate (IL), linear (MP)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Oneida, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI)
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