Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1767.JPG-06-08-2019
Flower name (scientific): Frangula alnus subsp. alnus Miller PY: 1768
Flower name (common): Glossy Buckthorn
Family name (common): Buckthorn
Family name (scientific): Rhamnaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches ( 0.3 to 0.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 144 to 240 inches ( 366. to 610. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, broadly elliptic-obovate to broadly elliptic or broadly oblong (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.799600
Longitude: -91.481762
Altitude: 250.60
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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