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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox paniculata   FAMILY Polemoniaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox paniculata   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-013:

Phlox paniculata   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Phlox paniculata

 

COMMON NAME:
Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox


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image of Phlox paniculata, Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_phpa9_001_lvd

        

image of Phlox paniculata, Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_phpa9_004_lvd

        

image of Phlox paniculata, Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_phlox_paniculata

August    Catawba County    NC

A stout erect plant up to 6' high, with a large compound, pubescent panicle, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 159-01-013:
Phlox paniculata   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox paniculata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1062

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Streambanks, moist forests, woodlands, and woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora

Native to parts of the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Lavender/White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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