PLANTS Profile for Phlox subulata ssp. brittonii (Britton's phlox)

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Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry
Britton's phlox

Symbol:

PHSUB2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Line Drawing of Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

Phlox brittonii

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 58. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

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Synonyms:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

	PHBR12	Phlox brittonii Small
	PHSUB	Phlox subulata L. var. brittonii (Small) Wherry

Distribution:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry


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USA (MD, OH, PA, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

View 21 genera in Polemoniaceae, 70 species in Phlox, 3 subspecies in Phlox subulata L.

Classification:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

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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 subulata L. – moss phlox
Subspecies	Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry – Britton's phlox

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

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.

Pennsylvania:
moss pink		Endangered
Tennessee:
Phlox subulata
moss phlox		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Phlox subulata L. ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524511.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 04:24 AM MDT