Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3055.JPG-08-26-2019
Flower name (scientific): Myosotis scorpioides subsp. scorpioides Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): True Forget-me-not
Family name (common): Borage
Family name (scientific): Boraginaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches ( 0.5 to 0.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: blue
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 16 inches ( 10. to 41. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, oblong-elliptic or oblong-oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual/Biennial
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Latitude: 44.799882
Longitude: -91.508288
Altitude: 237.70
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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