Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Phlox ovata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox latifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 159-01-008:
Phlox ovata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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.
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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.
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Keith Bradley kab_phlox_latifolia_1843
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway