Phlox ovata

Phlox ovata
Scientific 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.^[1]^[2] A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Phlox ovata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Phlox latifolia Michx. Wideflower Phlox, Mountain Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ 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.

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[POWO_282685-2-1] "Phlox ovata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[phla13-2] "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.

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