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Wildflowers - Leafy Phlox

Leafy Phlox, Blue Phlox, Alyssumleaf Phlox, Pointed Phlox - Phlox alyssifolia
Leafy Phlox, Pointed Phlox, Blue Phlox, Alyssumleaf Phlox - Phlox alyssifolia
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
Leafy Phlox is very drought-resistant. It grows from western South Dakota and Nebraska to the Rocky Mountains.
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Did You Know?

fire on the prairie

Fire is an important factor in protecting the prairie.  Historically, fires burned across the prairie every 4 to 7 years.  Fires burn the small trees that would otherwise march across the prairie and turn the grasslands to forest.