Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_8626.JPG-08-13-2021
Flower name (scientific): Physalis longifolia var. longifolia Nuttall PY: 1836
Flower name (common): Long-leaf Ground Cherry
Family name (common): Potato
Family name (scientific): Solanaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches ( 1.3 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate to ovate (MP)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): July to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.812723
Longitude: -91.502703
Altitude: 243.10
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Dane, Green, Kenosha, Marathon, Milwaukee, Racine) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WI, WV, WY)
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