Putnam Park Wildflowers
Flower ID: IMG_0505.JPG-05-26-2017
Flower name (scientific): Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Virginia Waterleaf
Family name (common): Waterleaf
Family name (scientific): Hydrophyllaceae
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Flower description:
Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches ( 0.5 to 1.0 cm)
Petal count: 5
Color: pink or purple
Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme
Plant description:
Size: 6 to 30 inches ( 15. to 76. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed
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Other: Shape: leaf, oval to triangular in outline and deeply pinnately-divided (FWI)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV)
In Canada: (MB, ON, QC)
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