Phlox glaberrima is native from Virginia to Wisconsin and south to Florida and Texas. It likes moist marshes and the banks of creeks and rivers. It stands 1-3 feet tall and blooms in late April and May with clusters of rose to reddish purple flowers on top of upright stems. The dark green leaves are thin, finely toothed and lance shaped. The genus name is derived from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the intense flower colors of some varieties. The species name means completely hairless.