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Phlox carolina L.
thickleaf phlox

       
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Photo of Phlox carolina L.
©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Phlox carolina L.

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Distribution:
Phlox carolina L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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

Related Taxa:
Phlox carolina 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 carolina L. ssp. alta Wherry. .
Phlox carolina ssp. alta
thickleaf phlox
Distribution of Phlox carolina L. ssp. angusta Wherry. .
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta
thickleaf phlox
Distribution of Phlox carolina L. ssp. carolina. .
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
thickleaf phlox
Distribution of Phlox carolina L. ssp. turritella Wherry. .
Phlox carolina ssp. turritella
thickleaf phlox
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Phlox carolina 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 carolina L. – thickleaf phlox
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phlox carolina L.

This plant is 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:
thick-leaved phlox              Endangered, Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Phlox carolina 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
FACU,FACW FACU FACU FACW* NO NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Phlox carolina L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30921.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:00 PM MDT