Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0971.JPG-07-02-2017
Flower name (scientific): Teucrium canadense var. canadense Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Germander
Family name (common): Mint
Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.8 inches ( 0.8 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white or purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 40 inches ( 30. to 102. cm)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, broadly ovate or lanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV)
In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
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