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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