Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_4026.JPG-06-23-2020
Flower name (scientific): Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior Woodson PY: 1944
Flower name (common): Butterfly Milkweed
Family name (common): Dogbane
Family name (scientific): Apocynaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.7 inches ( 0.8 to 1.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: orange
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, linear-oblong to lanceolate-oblong (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to Setember
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.796010
Longitude: -91.513297
Altitude: 272.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WI, WV)
In Canada: (ON, QC)
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