Flower ID: IMG_0877.JPG-08-23-2018 Flower name (scientific): Phlox paniculata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) FLOKS (or FLOX) pan-ik-yoo-LAY-tah Flower name (common): Garden 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: Having a branched racemose inflorescence. Common name origin: This species and a number of cultivars are commonly grown in gardens. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 72 inches (61 to 183 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate or ovate-oblong (IL), narrowly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate (MP). Shape: leaf, ovate or ovate-oblong (IL), narrowly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, thickets, woodland openings, streambanks, disturbed areas, roadsides, sun or semi-shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Phlox paniculata can be differentiated from similar looking Phlox species by noting the following characteristics. Phlox paniculata has a plant height which is typically taller than other Phlox species, it has a distinctive loop pattern of venation most noticeable on the abaxial leaf surface, and the uppermost anthers are typically positioned near the mouth of the corolla tube. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pierce, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, NF, NS, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU