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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox paniculata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Read more about Garden Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox paniculata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-013:
Phlox paniculata FAMILY Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox paniculata
COMMON NAME:
Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_phlox_paniculata
August Catawba County NC
A stout erect plant up to 6' high, with a large compound, pubescent panicle, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox paniculata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox paniculata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-013:
Phlox paniculata
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox paniculata
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