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Phlox ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species: P. ovata
Binomial name
Phlox ovata
L.
Synonyms
List
    • Armeria ovata (L.) Kuntze
    • Phlox carolina var. ovata (L.) Benth.
    • Phlox latifolia Michx.
    • Phlox montana Raf.
    • Phlox ovata var. elatior A.Gray
    • Phlox ovata var. latifolia (Michx.) Wherry
    • Phlox triflora Sweet

Phlox ovata (syn. Phlox latifolia), the Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, or wideflower phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern United States. A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.

References

  1. ^ "Phlox ovata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Phlox latifolia Michx. Wideflower Phlox, Mountain Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. Locklear, James H. (2011). "Phlox ovata L. (Polemoniaceae): Clarification of the Nomenclature of the Allegheny Phlox". Castanea. 76: 116–117. doi:10.2179/10-007.1. S2CID 86523276.
Taxon identifiers
Phlox ovata
Phlox latifolia


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