Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_1325.JPG-06-02-2022
Flower name (scientific): Phlox divaricata subsp. divaricata
Flower name (common): Wild Blue Phlox
Family name (common): Phlox
Family name (scientific): Polemoniaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches ( 1.8 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: purple or pink
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 20 inches ( 30. to 51. cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     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
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Latitude: 44.798015
Longitude: -91.518900
Altitude: 244.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin:
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV)
In Canada: (ON, QC)
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