Phlox cuspidata, the pointed phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the US states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.[1][2] An annual reaching 25 cm (10 in), its hybridization dynamics with and partial reproductive isolation from Phlox drummondii are the subject of scientific inquiry.[2][3]

Phlox cuspidata
In Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species:
P. cuspidata
Binomial name
Phlox cuspidata
Synonyms[1]
  • Phlox cuspidata var. grandiflora Whitehouse
  • Phlox cuspidata var. humilis Whitehouse
  • Phlox cuspidata var. typica Whitehouse
  • Phlox drummondii var. tenuis A.Gray
  • Phlox tenuis (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson

References

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  1. ^ a b "Phlox cuspidata Scheele". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Phlox cuspidata Scheele Pointed Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. ^ Ruane, Lauren G.; Donohue, Kathleen (2008). "Pollen competition and environmental effects on hybridization dynamics between Phlox drummondii and Phlox cuspidata". Evolutionary Ecology. 22 (2): 229–241. Bibcode:2008EvEco..22..229R. doi:10.1007/s10682-007-9174-8. S2CID 24618313.