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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Phlox carolina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Carolina Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox glaberrima
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. alta
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. turritella
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Phlox glaberrima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-009:
Phlox carolina FAMILY Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox carolina
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Giant Phlox
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JK Marlow jkm080629_074
June Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Leaves ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm180623_2996
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves without distinct lateral and marginal veins, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm180623_3001
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
P. carolina, P. glaberrima & P. maculata are a taxonomically difficult group, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm190604_9035
June Greenville County SC
Stamens equalling or exceeding the corolla tube (thus in part exserted), per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm190604_9038
June Greenville County SC
Typically, P. carolina's calyxes longer, more cylindrical than P. glaberrima, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm210624_1563
June Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
I don't think that the books tell us that occasionally leaves may be whorled (?).
JK Marlow jkm090709_067b
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Calyx subcylindric, the sepals fairly broad, with a rather weak midrib, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm211027_4648
October Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Largest leaves near middle of the stem, usually 4-12cm long and 5-27mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Phlox carolina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox glaberrima
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. alta
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. angusta
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. carolina
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox carolina ssp. turritella
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Phlox glaberrima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-009:
Phlox carolina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox carolina
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