Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3649.JPG-05-19-2020
Flower name (scientific): Viola pedata var. pedata Linnaeus PY: 1753
Flower name (common): Birdfoot Violet
Family name (common): Violet
Family name (scientific): Violaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.8 to 1.5 inches ( 2.0 to 3.8 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: purple or blue
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 3 to 6 inches ( 8. to 15. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is compound
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     Other: Shape: leaflet, lobes spatulate, lanceolate +/- linear, deltate, or ovate (FNA), ovate to kidney-shaped, ternately dissected into slender, linear to oblanceolate segments (MP)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): April to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Latitude: 44.795820
Longitude: -91.513667
Altitude: 264.30
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
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