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Phlox (Polemoniaceae)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Phlox (Polemoniaceae)

Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox)
This specimen of Prairie Phlox shows the individual tube-based flowers and their five lobes. The pink has faded to lavender. The stem on the right shows two new flower branches emerging near the top from the base of a pair of opposite leaves.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Herbarium Sheet #: 70782

<i>Phlox pilosa</i> (Prairie Phlox)

ISM Herbarium : Prairie Herbs : Phlox (Polemoniaceae)

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