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Phlox carolina ssp. carolina (Carolina phlox)
Cressler, Alan

Phlox carolina ssp. carolina

Phlox carolina L. ssp. carolina

Carolina Phlox, Summer Phlox, Thickleaf Phlox

Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PHCAC3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 3 feet in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Violet
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pink, lavender or white

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , KY , MD , MO , MS , NC , SC , TN , VA , WV

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Phlox carolina ssp. carolina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Phlox carolina ssp. carolina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phlox carolina ssp. carolina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-27
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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