Putnam Park Wildflowers

Flower ID: IMG_0672.JPG-07-28-2018
Flower name (scientific): Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander PY: 1947
Flower name (common): Stinging Nettle
Family name (common): Nettle
Family name (scientific): Urticaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches ( 0.3 to 0.5 cm)
     Petal count: 4
     Color: white
     Other: flower arrangement, Whorl
Plant description:
     Size: 18 to 72 inches ( 46. to 183. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, elliptic, lanceolate, or narrowly to broadly ovate (FNA)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.798463
Longitude: -91.481833
Altitude: 254.20
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
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