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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Polemoniaceae
Phlox paniculata L.
fall phlox, garden phlox, perennial phlox, summer phlox
Phlox: from the Greek phlox, "flame," ancient name of Lychnis of the Caryophyllaceae
paniculata: with panicles
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, up to 6' tall forb, with many branches |
| Flower: | red-purple to white, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, funnel-shaped, lobe tip not notched, tube narrow; inflorescence a branched, often large cluster (cyme); blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | mostly opposite, not divided, veiny, oblong, 3"-6" long |
| Habitat: | moist; in rich soil |
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