Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3740.JPG-05-29-2020
Flower name (scientific): Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Gaertner PY: 1788
Flower name (common): Long-leaf Bluets
Family name (common): Madder
Family name (scientific): Rubiaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 4
     Color: white or pink
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme
Plant description:
     Size: 3 to 10 inches ( 8. to 25. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is basal and opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate-oblong or linear-lanceolate (IL)
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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Latitude: 44.796338
Longitude: -91.513563
Altitude: 255.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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