Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_1646.JPG-08-05-2017
Flower name (scientific): Epilobium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum Rafinesque PY: 1808
Flower name (common): American Willowherb
Family name (common): Evening Primrose
Family name (scientific): Onagraceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.1 to 0.5 inches ( 0.3 to 1.3 cm)
Petal count: 4
Color: purple
Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
Size: 36 to 60 inches ( 91. to 152. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or opposite, type is simple
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Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to lance-like (FWI)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, 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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