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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Phlox glaberrima
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Smooth Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox glaberrima
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-010:
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima FAMILY Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox glaberrima
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Phlox
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phgl4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_phgl4_004_lvd
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Mike Strickland mst061407_pglaberrima
June
Leaves firm, linear to narrowly lanceolate, narrowed to a tapering tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Mike Strickland mst061407b_pglaberrima
June
Anthers and style show at the end of the corolla tube, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Phlox glaberrima
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Phlox glaberrima
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-010:
Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDING
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox glaberrima
1059
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet forests and woodlands, especially bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Lavender/Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p220
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p101
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p163
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p159
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p248?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p075
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p209
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p283
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p204?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p241
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p134
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