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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Downy phlox
| image = Phlox pilosa.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
| species = '''''P. pilosa'''''
| binomial = ''Phlox pilosa''
| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
}}
'''''Phlox pilosa''''', '''Downy Phlox''' or '''Prairie Phlox''', is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family [[Polemoniaceae]]. It is native to North America.

==Description==
'''Downy Phlox''' can reach 60 cm in height. The stems are upright and sometimes branch near the top. Leaves and stems are covered with hairs and the plant is sticky to the touch. Leaves are long and narrow; they can be up to 13 cm long and 1 cm wide. The flowers form a cluster at the top of the stem. They have five lobes and are about 3 cm across. Blooms may be pale pink, lavender, or purple.<ref>Ajilvsgi, Geyata. Wildflowers of Texas. Fredricksburg, Texas: Shearer Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-940672-46-4</ref>

==References==
{{ITIS | ID = 30974 | taxon = Phlox pilosa | year = 2007 | date = June 10}}
{{Reflist}}

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		+	Phlox pilosa, Linn. (P. aristata, Michx. P. cuspidata, Scheele). Sts. slender but erect, 2 ft. or less tall, pubescent or hairy (nearly glabrous forms occur): lvs. small, linear or linear-lanceolate, widest near the base, acuminate: fls. numerous in rather loose cymes, varying through purple, pink and white, the lobes entire, the calyx-lobes awn-like. Dry fields, woods, Ont. and Man. to Fla. and Texas, growing as far east as N. J. B.M. 1307. L.B.C. 1251, 1731. G.L. 27:117. Gn.W. 23:495.
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-Phlox pilosa, Linn. (P. aristata, Michx. P. cuspidata, Scheele). Sts. slender but erect, 2 ft. or less tall, pubescent or hairy (nearly glabrous forms occur): lvs. small, linear or linear-lanceolate, widest near the base, acuminate: fls. numerous in rather loose cymes, varying through purple, pink and white, the lobes entire, the calyx-lobes awn-like. Dry fields, woods, Ont. and Man. to Fla. and Texas, growing as far east as N. J. B.M. 1307. L.B.C. 1251, 1731. G.L. 27:117. Gn.W. 23:495.
+Phlox pilosa, Linn. (P. aristata, Michx. P. cuspidata, Scheele). Sts. slender but erect, 2 ft. or less tall, pubescent or hairy (nearly glabrous forms occur): lvs. small, linear or linear-lanceolate, widest near the base, acuminate: fls. numerous in rather loose cymes, varying through purple, pink and white, the lobes entire, the calyx-lobes awn-like. Dry fields, woods, Ont. and Man. to Fla. and Texas, growing as far east as N. J.
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-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| name = Downy phlox
-| image = Phlox pilosa.jpg
+===Propagation===
-| image_width = 240px
+{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+===Pests and diseases===
-| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-| ordo = [[Ericales]]
-| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
+==Species==
-| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
+<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
-| species = '''''P. pilosa'''''
-| binomial = ''Phlox pilosa''
+==Gallery==
-| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
-==Description==
+<gallery>
-'''Downy Phlox''' can reach 60 cm in height.  The stems are upright and sometimes branch near the top.  Leaves and stems are covered with hairs and the plant is sticky to the touch.  Leaves are long and narrow; they can be up to 13 cm long and 1 cm wide.  The flowers form a cluster at the top of the stem.  They have five lobes and are about 3 cm across.  Blooms may be pale pink, lavender, or purple.<ref>Ajilvsgi, Geyata. Wildflowers of Texas. Fredricksburg, Texas: Shearer Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-940672-46-4</ref>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 ==References==
-{{ITIS | ID = 30974  | taxon = Phlox pilosa | year = 2007 | date = June 10}}
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-{{Reflist}}
+<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

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