Longleaf Phlox
Phlox longifolia

Family: Phlox (Polemoniaceae)
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Photo taken on: May 22, 2016
Location: Heron Lake Marina, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Open areas, woods

Grows to 12" in masses. Flowers are ½" across and vary from pale pink with a white center to lavender. Stems are wiry and leaves are opposite, long and narrow.