Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_0602.JPG-06-02-2017
Flower name (scientific): Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet PY: 1982
Flower name (common): Mouse-ear Chickweed
Family name (common): Pink
Family name (scientific): Caryophyllaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches ( 0.8 to 1.3 cm)
Petal count: 5
Color: white
Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme
Plant description:
Size: 1 to 12 inches ( 3. to 30. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic to ovate-oblong (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Biennial/Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, 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, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
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