Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_7140.JPG-06-25-2021
Flower name (scientific): Ostrya virginiana subsp. virginiana (Miller) K. Koch PY: 1873
Flower name (common): Ironwood
Family name (common): Birch
Family name (scientific): Betulaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 2.0 inches ( 1.3 to 5.1 cm)
     Petal count: 0
     Color: brown or green
     Other: flower arrangement, None
Plant description:
     Size: 240 to 660 inches ( 610. to 1676. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly ovate or elliptic to oblong-lanceolate (FNA), ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): April to May
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.799923
Longitude: -91.507030
Altitude: 245.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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