Wild Blue Phlox

Scientific Name:   Phlox divaricata


Decussate leaves (opposite leaves attached at right angles to the adjacent pairs of leaves).

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Wild Blue Phlox


Genus species: Phlox divaricata
Common Name: Wild Blue Phlox
Family Name: Polemoniaceae  
Biennial or perennial herbs; leaves opposite or alternate, simple or compound; flowers bisexual, regular, in panicles or cymes; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue Pink/Red White
Identified by:A. Swanson
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