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Plants
Tall fragrant pink-purple four-petalled flowers mistaken for native phlox.
Field facts
HabitatRoadsides, woodland edges, stream corridors
RangeStatewide
When to lookMay to June
StatusInvasive in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesWild Blue Phlox — five petals
Field note: Count the petals: four means invasive, five means native phlox.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Do not scatter 'wildflower' seed mixes; many contain this species.
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