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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata L. subsp. laphamii (A.W.Wood) Wherry
blue phlox, forest phlox, wild blue phlox, wild sweet-William, woodland phlox
Phlox: from the Greek phlox, "flame," ancient name of Lychnis of the Caryophyllaceae
divaricata: Latin for "divergent" or "spreading" strongly
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-20" tall forb |
| Flower: | pale purple to blue (occasionally white), 5-parted, 3/4"-1" wide, funnel-shaped, stalked, lobes not notched, tube narrow; inflorescence a loosely-branched, glandular-hairy cluster (cyme); blooms April-June |
| Leaf: | mostly opposite, not divided, oblong with a blunt end, 1"-2" long |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture to moist; woods, forests, cliffs; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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