Longhair Phlox

(Phlox pilosa longipilosa)

galery

Description

A highly branched perennial herb, 2-4.5 dm tall, with pale purple flowers in bloom in May and June. Possibly not a distinct species; often treated as a variety of P. pilosa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Phlox
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