Phlox stolonifera

Phlox stolonifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Phlox
Species:	P. stolonifera
Binomial name
	Phlox stolonifera; Sims 1802

Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox or moss phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae that is native to the eastern United States. It occurs in woodlands in the vicinity of the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia. Naturalized populations occur as far north as Québec, Canada.^[1]

Its flowers are pale purple, pink, or white, 2–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) in diameter, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens, which are borne on stems that are 15–25 cm (6–10 in) tall. They lack the central band of color that is present in the flowers of the related Phlox subulata.^[2]

The leaves are ovate. Those on creeping stems are 3–4.5 cm (1.2–1.8 in) long and 1.8 cm (0.71 in) broad, while those on the erect flowering stems are smaller, 2 cm (1 in) long.^[2]

Gallery[]

Large patch of phlox
Creeping stems at edge of patch

References[]

^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Sims, John. 1802. Curtis's botanical magazine, plate 563 and preceding unnumbered textual page full-page color illustration, description, and commentary.

External links[]

Discover Life, University of Georgia (includes distribution map)
North Carolina State University

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[1] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[tanny-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Sims, John. 1802. Curtis's botanical magazine, plate 563 and preceding unnumbered textual page full-page color illustration, description, and commentary.

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