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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox stolonifera
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Read more about Creeping Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox stolonifera
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-007:
Phlox stolonifera FAMILY Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox stolonifera
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Phlox
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_phst3_001_lvd
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Betsy George bmg_040222_6423
April Greenville County SC
Stamens equalling or exceeding the corolla tube (thus in part exserted), per Weakley's Flora.
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Betsy George bmg_040222_6424
April Greenville County SC
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Betsy George bmg_040222_6426
April Greenville County SC
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Betsy George bmg_040222_6429
April Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm090412_230
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Anthers & style show at the end of corolla tube, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140418_132
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The "creeping" is done by stolons, hence the species name, per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962).
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3476
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3486
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Calyx 9-11mm long, lobes lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3488
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3489
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200411_3715
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm220427_7341
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Cymes are loose & open, few flowered & glandular pubescent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0505h_35
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Stem leaves mostly obovate to spatulate, occasionally widely lanceolate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm220701_8788
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox stolonifera
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox stolonifera
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-007:
Phlox stolonifera
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox stolonifera
1065
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Lavender
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p218
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p159
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p028
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p214
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p248
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p074
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p284
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p205
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p243
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p132
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