Flower ID: IMG_0487.JPG-05-22-2017 Flower name (scientific): Phlox divaricata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) floks dy-vair-ih-KAY-tuh Flower name (common): Wild Blue Phlox Family name (common): Phlox Family name (scientific): Polemoniaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Derived from the ancient Greek for flame. Originally denoting a species with a flame-colored flower. Specific epithet: Straggling, wide-spreading, divaricate. Common name origin: From the common color and Phlox originately referred to an unknown flame-colored flower. Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 (6 petals is less common; both 4 and 7 petal forms are very uncommon). Color: Light purple to blue; white is very uncommon. The white-colored form has been called Phlox divaricata f. candida E. J. Palmer & Steyerm. PY: 1955. Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 20 inches (30 to 51 cm) tall. Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate to ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woodlands, streambanks, shade or part shade, slightly dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The characteristics to look for to distinguish Phlox divaricata from other Phlox species are as follows. The typical flower color is blue-purple (but other colors do arise). The corolla tubes are hairless. The stamen and style are typically not visible, being located down inside the corolla tube. Typical plant height in the range approximately 30 to 50 cm. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.799503 Longitude: -91.507777 Altitude: 262.30 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Bayfield, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Phlox divaricata subsp. divaricata (The other infraspecific is Phlox divaricata subsp. laphamii (Alphonso Wood) Wherry which has been recorded from 22 US states.)