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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox ovata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Mountain Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox latifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-008:
Phlox ovata FAMILY Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox ovata
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox, Allegheny Phlox
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phov_001_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_phlox_latifolia_0228
May Catawba County NC
Flowering shoots arise from decumbent stems, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_phlox_latifolia_0231
May Catawba County NC
Lateral veins not readily apparent, not forming a vein parallel to margin, per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_phlox_latifolia_4837
May Catawba County NC
Style is long; anthers and style are visible at the apex of corolla tube, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Keith Bradley kab_phlox_latifolia_1840
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_phlox_latifolia_1840b
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Calyx 8-11mm long, lobes lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_phlox_latifolia_1843
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 159-01-008:
Phlox ovata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox ovata
3312
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, woodland borders, and barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p072
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p204
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p241
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p133
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