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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-011:

Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Phlox maculata var. purpurea

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Phlox maculata

 

COMMON NAME:
Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William


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image of Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

JK Marlow    jkm0507g_17

July    Pocahontas County    WV

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

Stamens equaling or exceeding the corolla tube. Flowering in late summer, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

image of Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

JK Marlow    jkm070702_102

July    Pocahontas County    WV

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

In SC it's found only in Oconee County, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

JK Marlow    jkm070702_107

July    Pocahontas County    WV

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

Leaves linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 2-5" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

JK Marlow    jkm070702_109

July    Pocahontas County    WV

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

image of Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis, Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

JK Marlow    jkm070702_113

July    Pocahontas County    WV

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

Leaves paired, mostly lance-shaped. Stems usually spotted with red dots, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-011:
Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Phlox maculata var. purpurea

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox maculata

 

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1060

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests and openings, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Mountains & 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 stamens just inside the rim of corolla tube
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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