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Phlox divaricata L.
Wild Blue Phlox
Woodland Phlox
Florida native
A rare perennial herb of Florida, being found in slope forests, bluffs and calcareous hammocks of only four panhandle counties. More common throughout the range of central and eastern North America.
Pale lavender flowers are made up of five open, loose petals and a calyx of five linear lobes. The stamens do not extend beyond the opening of the corolla tube. Elliptic to lanceolate leaves are opposite, usually in four pairs along the stem.
Phlox divaricata is a member of the Polemoniaceae - Phlox family.
Other species of the Phlox genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Phlox drummondii - ANNUAL PHLOX
Phlox glaberrima - SMOOTH PHLOX
Phlox pilosa - DOWNY PHLOX
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Mar 07, 2023
