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Wildflowers - Hood Phlox
 
Hood Phlox - Phlox hoodii
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Hood Phlox - Phlox hoodii
 
Hood's Phlox is resistant to drought as it has a deep root system.  It prefers dry and eroded areas where other plants cannot grow.

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Blue Flax

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Blue Flax is often considered a subspecies of the Eurasian L. perenne which is very similar. The plant is named after Meriwether Lewis.
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