Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_7525.JPG-07-08-2021
Flower name (scientific): Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Swamp Milkweed
Family name (common): Milkweed
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: red
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 60 inches ( 30. to 152. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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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)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.797430
Longitude: -91.482403
Altitude: 258.60
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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