Wild blue phlox
(Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Habitat |
Moist soils. Rich, moist, deciduous woods; fields. |
Ecology |
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April to June |
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Taxonomy |
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Subkingdom |
Pteridobiotina |
Phylum |
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
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Order |
Ericales (Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies) |
Family |
Polemoniaceae (Phlox) |
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Polemonioideae |
Genus |
Phlox (Phloxes) |
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Divaricatae |
Species |
Phlox divaricata (blue phlox) |
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Synonyms |
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Armeria divaricata Phlox canadensis Phlox divaricata var. canadensis Phlox glomerata Phlox vernalis |
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Common Names |
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blue phlox forest phlox Lapham’s phlox sweet William wild blue phlox wild sweet-William woodland phlox |
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Glossary
Corolla
A collective name for all of the petals of a flower.
Decumbent
Reclining on the ground but with the tips ascending.
Glandular hairs
Hairs spread over aerial vegetation that secrete essential oils. The oils act to protect against herbivores and pathogens or, when on a flower part, attract pollinators. The hairs have a sticky or oily feel.
Stolon
An above-ground, creeping stem that grows along the ground and produces roots and sometimes new plants at its nodes. A runner.
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Wild columbine and wild blue phlox |
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Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox) |
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Uploaded on Apr 27, 2010 http://www.prairiemoon.com/ - This native Phlox is great for the woodland or a sunny location. Observe it blooming here in the Prairie Moon gardens April 21. |
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) |
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Published on Apr 17, 2012 Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) |
White Oak Sink - Blue Phlox |
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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2011 A glimpse at one area of the incomparable White Oak Sink and its forest floor, carpeted with Blue Phlox and May-apple. Date taken: April 21, 2010. |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 5/19/2018 |
Location: Rice Lake State Park Wild columbine and wild blue phlox |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 6/1/2016 |
Location: Rice Lake SP, Steele Co, MN |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 5/31/2016 |
Location: Nerstrand Big Woods State Park |
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