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Your search found 21 taxa in the family Polemoniaceae, Phlox family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
Common Name:
Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox drummondii var. peregrina FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox drummondii 159-01-001 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Dry sandy soils of roadsides, fields, disturbed areas
Common (rare in Piedmont)
Native: Texas (occurring eastwards as an escape from horticultural use)
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Common Name:
Pineland Phlox, Trailing Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox nivalis + FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
PLANTS National Database: Phlox nivalis + FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox nivalis + 159-01-002 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Look for it . Ssp. nivalis occurs in sandhills, other dry woodlands; ssp. heintzii on rock outcrops, thin soils of rocky woodlands; both on roadbanks
Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on subspecies and physiographic province
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Moss Phlox, Mountain-pink, "Thrift"
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox subulata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox subulata + FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox subulata 159-01-003 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Dry and exposed rock outcrops, rocky flood-scoured riversides, dry woodlands over a wide variety of rocks, shale barrens
Rare south of VA
Native to Georgia & North Carolina Mountains
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Common Name:
Eastern Blue Phlox, Timber Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Wild Blue Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox divaricata var. divaricata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox divaricata ssp. divaricata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox divaricata 159-01-004 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in Carolinas
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Western Blue Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox divaricata var. laphamii FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Rich, moist soils of forests and open woodlands
Uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to Georgia, naturalized in NC
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Common Name:
Hairy Phlox, Chalice Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox amoena FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amoena ssp. amoena FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amoena 159-01-005 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Dry woodlands and forests, roadbanks, longleaf pine sandhills
Common (uncommon in Carolina Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Lighthipe's Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phlox lighthipei FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amoena ssp. lighthipei FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amoena 159-01-005? FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry to moist sandy soils
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Downy Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox pilosa 159-01-006 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands and forests, roadbanks
Uncommon (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Creeping Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox stolonifera FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox stolonifera FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox stolonifera 159-01-007 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox, Allegheny Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox ovata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox latifolia FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox ovata 159-01-008 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, woodland borders, and barrens
Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Giant Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phlox carolina FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox carolina ssp. carolina FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox carolina 159-01-009 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Forests, woodlands, woodland borders, barrens
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phlox glaberrima FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima 159-01-010 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Wet forests and woodlands, especially bottomlands
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis 159-01-011 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist forests and openings
Uncommon in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Northern Meadow Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox maculata ssp. maculata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox maculata ssp. maculata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist forests and openings
Uncommon in NC, rare in SC
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox amplifolia FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amplifolia FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amplifolia 159-01-012 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox paniculata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox paniculata FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox paniculata 159-01-013 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Streambanks, moist forests, woodlands, and woodland borders
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to parts of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Cleft Phlox, Sand Phlox, Ten-point Phlox, Starry Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phlox bifida FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox bifida FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Cliffs, rock outcrops, dry rocky or sandy sites
Native north and west of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Swordleaf Phlox, Shale-barren Phlox
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox buckleyi FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox buckleyi FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Shale woodlands and woodland edges, shaley roadbanks
Native north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Spreading Jacob's-ladder, Creeping Jacob's-ladder, Greek Valerian
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Polemonium reptans var. reptans FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polemonium reptans var. reptans FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polemonium reptans 159-02-001 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Moist, nutrient-rich forests, such as bottomlands and rich slopes
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bog Jacob's-ladder
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Polemonium vanbruntiae FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polemonium vanbruntiae FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Calcareous fens, swamps, and streambanks
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Standing-cypress, Spanish-larkspur
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Ipomopsis rubra FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ipomopsis rubra FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ipomopsis rubra 159-03-001 FAMILY: Polemoniaceae
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sand rims of Carolina bays, dolomitic glades and woodlands, dunes, dry sandy and rocky woodlands and openings, roadbanks, disturbed areas
Rare (uncommon in GA Piedmont)
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
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