Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_2842.JPG-08-19-2019
Flower name (scientific): Erechtites hieraciifolius var. hieraciifolius (Linnaeus) Rafinesque ex de Candolle PY: 1838
Flower name (common): Pilewort
Family name (common): Aster
Family name (scientific): Asteraceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 11
     Color: white or yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 24 to 80 inches ( 61. to 203. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to October
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Latitude: 44.795715
Longitude: -91.513718
Altitude: 268.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV)
In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
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