Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_5293.JPG-09-14-2020
Flower name (scientific): Chenopodium album var. album Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Lamb's-quarters
Family name (common): Amaranth
Family name (scientific): Amaranthaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches ( 0.3 to 0.5 cm)
     Petal count: 0
     Color: green
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 72 inches ( 15. to 183. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate-lanceolate to rhombic-lanceolate or broadly oblong (FNA), broadly lanceolate or ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Latitude: 44.794708
Longitude: -91.495605
Altitude: 263.90
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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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