Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_7644.JPG-07-12-2021
Flower name (scientific): Lindernia dubia var. dubia (Linnaeus) Pennell PY: 1935
Flower name (common): False Pimpernel
Family name (common): Lindernia
Family name (scientific): Linderniaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white or blue or purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 2 to 8 inches ( 5. to 20. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, spatulate, lanceolate, oblanceolate, elliptic, ovate, or obovate (FNA), oval-ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): July to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Latitude: 44.800123
Longitude: -91.508638
Altitude: 237.10
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Waupaca, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV)
In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, QC)
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