Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_4268.JPG-07-08-2020
Flower name (scientific): Dalea candida var. candida Willdenow PY: 1802
Flower name (common): White Prairie Clover
Family name (common): Pea
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf, oddly pinnate, leaflet linear or narrowly oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to July
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.795412
Longitude: -91.513808
Altitude: 258.80
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, ND, NE, NH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, WI, WV)
In Canada: (AB, MB, ON, SK)
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