Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_0942.JPG-06-30-2017
Flower name (scientific): Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis (Linnaeus) Ascherson & Magnus PY: 1870
Flower name (common): Enchanter's Nightshade
Family name (common): Evening Primrose
Family name (scientific): Onagraceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches ( 0.5 to 1.0 cm)
Petal count: 2
Color: white
Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
Size: 12 to 28 inches ( 30. to 71. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, ovate-cordate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
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