Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0620.JPG-07-08-2018
Flower name (scientific): Dalea purpurea var. purpurea Ventenat PY: 1801
Flower name (common): Purple 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: purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 8 to 24 inches ( 20. to 61. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf,odd-pinnate, leaflet, linear (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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Latitude: 44.795603
Longitude: -91.513367
Altitude: 290.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marquette, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI, WY)
In Canada: (AB, MB, ON, SK)
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