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Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.


Above: Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin (6/01/21).


Prairie Phlox - Phlox pilosa  

Prairie Phlox is a native plant that grows in dry areas like dry like prairies and woods. Prairie Phlox grows 6" - 24" tall.

Individual pink to pale purple flowers are 5-parted and fused at the base into a thin tube (about 1/2" - 3/4" wide).

Blooms April - June.

Other names: Downy Phlox.

Prairie Phlox stem near UW Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.


Above: Prairie Phlox stem and leaves (6/01/21).


For more information on the Prairie Phlox, visit Wikipedia.

Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Prairie Phlox - Phlox pilosa.


Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.
Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.
Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.
Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.
Prairie Phlox near UW Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.
Prairie Phlox near UW Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2021.
Prairie Phlox in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on May 30, 2022.
Prairie Phlox in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on May 30, 2022.
Prairie Phlox in the Curtis Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin on June 7, 2022.

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Phlox pilosa


Prairie Phlox near UW Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison, Wisconsin on June 3, 2021.


Above: Prairie Phlox near UW Arboretum Visitor Center in Madison, Wisconsin (6/02/21).


Prairie Phlox stem and leaves in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.

Prairie Phlox in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin on June 1, 2021.


Above: Prairie Phlox stem and leaves in UW Arboretum's Greene Prairie in Madison, Wisconsin (6/1/21).


Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) specimen collected in Dunn County near Menomonie, Wisconsin on July 5, 1928.


Above: Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) specimen collected in Dunn County near Menomonie, Wisconsin (7/5/1928).


Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) botanical drawing circa 1913.


Above: Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) botanical drawing circa 1913.


Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) botanical illustration circa 1910.


Above: Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa) botanical illustration circa 1910.


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