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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Largeleaf Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:
Phlox amplifolia FAMILY Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox amplifolia
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_4
July
Broad open inflorescence w glandular hairy bracts and glabrous corolla tube, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7
July
P. amplifolia & P. paniculata have broad leaves w conspicuous lateral veins, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7b
July
Lateral veins readily apparent, joining to form a vein parallel to leaf margin, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox amplifolia
3311
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Pink
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!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p075
- 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) p133
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