Flower ID: IMG_1379.JPG-06-03-2022 Flower name (scientific): Phlox pilosa Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) FLOKS (or FLOX) pil-OH-suh Flower name (common): Prairie 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: Latin for covered with soft hairs. Common name origin: From the common habitat where it occurs and its membership in the genus Phlox. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches ( 1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Size: 6 to 24 inches ( 15. to 61. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, linear to linear-lanceolate (IL), linear to lanceolate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, woods, forests, savannas, thickets, fields, dry to moist, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox) can be similar, though flower color for this species is usually blue to purple, whereas Phlox pilosa is usually pink or sometimes pale purple. The corolla tubes of Phlox divaricata are hairless, whereas the corolla tubes of Phlox pilosa are covered with glandular hairs. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki used the leaves of this plant to prepare a tea which was employed to treat eczema and blood issues (Smith, p. 235, 1928). Latitude: 44.781200 Longitude: -91.644911 Altitude: 235.80 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, 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, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (MB, ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa (The other infraspecifics are Phlox pilosa subsp. deamii D. A. Levin, Phlox pilosa subsp. detonsa (A. Gray) Wherry, Phlox pilosa subsp. fulgida (Wherry) Wherry, Phlox pilosa subsp. longipilosa (Waterfall) Locklear, Phlox pilosa subsp. ozarkana (Wherry) Wherry, Phlox pilosa subsp. pulcherrima Lundell, Phlox pilosa subsp. riparia Wherry, Phlox pilosa subsp. sangamonensis D. A. Levin & Dale Metz Smith. All eight of these subspecies have been recorded in the US.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU