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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Polemoniaceae
Phlox pilosa L.
downy phlox, prairie phlox
Phlox: from the Greek phlox, "flame," ancient name of Lychnis of the Caryophyllaceae
pilosa: pilosus for "soft, hairy"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 6"-24" tall forb |
| Flower: | pink to pale purple, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, tubes usually more or less hairy, lobes not notched; inflorescence of loosely-branched cluster (cyme) of stalked flowers; blooms April-June |
| Leaf: | mostly opposite, not divided, abruptly sharp-pointed, mostly linear to lance-like, 1"-3" long |
| Habitat: | dry; prairies, woods, inland sands |
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