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Phlox glaberrima L.
smooth phlox

       
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Photo of Phlox glaberrima L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Phlox glaberrima L.

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Distribution:
Phlox glaberrima L.

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Phlox glaberrima L.

View 21 genera in Polemoniaceae, 70 species in Phlox or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. glaberrima. .
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
smooth phlox
Distribution of Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. interior (Wherry) Wherry. .
Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior
smooth phlox
Distribution of Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. triflora (Michx.) Wherry. .
Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
smooth phlox
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Phlox glaberrima L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
Genus Phlox L. – phlox
Species Phlox glaberrima L. – smooth phlox
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phlox glaberrima L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
smooth phlox              Endangered, Extirpated
Wisconsin:
Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior
smooth phlox              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phlox glaberrima L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FAC+ FACW NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Phlox glaberrima L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30940.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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