Woodland Phlox

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Phlox commonly refers to the genus (Phlox) of flowering plants in the larger Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family.

The genus consists of both native and hybridized garden plants that produce colorful clumps of ground level flowers.

The approximately seventy different native plants are both hardy and adaptable, growing from sea level to mountain tops during all seasons throughout North America, including Canada and Alaska.

Many of the native phlox have five, pink notched petals, making identification of any one species difficult. An examination of the size and location of the species, along with an examination of the leaves is usually sufficient for identification purposes.

The top picture, for example, shows a Woodland Phlox (phlox adsurgens), a West Coast native that grows in woodland areas. The top of the picture also shows the plant's small oval leaves.

The links to Midget Phlox and Spreading Phlox provide comparisons of similarities and differences among phlox species.

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