Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1861.JPG-06-16-2019
Flower name (scientific): Vicia americana var. americana Muhlenberg ex Willdenow PY: 1802
Flower name (common): American Vetch
Family name (common): Pea
Family name (scientific): Fabaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.4 to 0.7 inches ( 1.0 to 1.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: purple
     Other: flower arrangement, None
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 36 inches ( 30. to 91. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately-divided (FWI), leaflet, linear-oblong to linear-lanceolate (MP), elliptic (FWI)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.799797
Longitude: -91.505822
Altitude: 256.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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