Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata Linnaeus var. divaricata    Synonyms: Phlix divaricata ssp. divaricata, Phlox divaricata divaricata, Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii, Phlox divaricata var. laphamii.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Solanales   >   Family Polemoniaceae   >   Genus Phlox   

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This showy spring wildflower grows in rich, well-drained floodplain forests and rich mesic cove and slope forests (J. Hill/MNPS).

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Wild Blue Phlox blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (4/21/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox blooming in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/24/2010). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/23/2011) Photo by Mike Ostrowski. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/13/2016). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/25/2016). Photo by Kirsten Johnson. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox blooming in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/27/2014). Photo by Bill Keim. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/18/2016). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/24/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) Daniel McClosky, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Daniel McClosky via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). (c) skaterelly27, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by skaterelly27 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by peroed via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/20/2020). (c) kbarylski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by kbarylski via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Harford Co., Maryland (4/21/2019). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Charles Co., Maryland (4/9/2020). (c) wandadaisy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wandadaisy via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/23/2020). (c) willet63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by willet63 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Blue Phlox in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by peroed via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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