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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:

Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

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

Phlox amplifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox


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image of Phlox amplifolia, Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_phlox_amplifolia_4

July        

Broad open inflorescence w glandular hairy bracts and glabrous corolla tube, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).

image of Phlox amplifolia, Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7

July        

P. amplifolia & P. paniculata have broad leaves w conspicuous lateral veins, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Phlox amplifolia, Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7b

July        

Lateral veins readily apparent, joining to form a vein parallel to leaf margin, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:
Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY Polemoniaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3311

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

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

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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