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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox buckleyi
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox buckleyi
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox buckleyi
COMMON NAME:
Swordleaf Phlox, Shale-barren Phlox
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox buckleyi
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox buckleyi
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox buckleyi
3313
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Shale woodlands and woodland edges, shaley roadbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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