Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_0761.JPG-08-12-2018
Flower name (scientific): Mimulus ringens var. ringens Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Allegheny Monkey Flower
Family name (common): Lopseed
Family name (scientific): Phrymaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches ( 1.8 to 2.5 cm)
Petal count: 5
Color: blue
Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
Size: 6 to 40 inches ( 15. to 102. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, oblanceolate to narrowly oblong or elliptic-lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July 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, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, 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, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV)
In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
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