Phlox carolina

Phlox carolina

Phlox carolina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Phlocideae
Genus: Phlox
Sectio: P. sect. Phlox
Species: Phlox carolina

Name

Phlox carolina L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 216 (1762)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phlox carolina subsp. typica Wherry in Bartonia 23: 2 (1945), not validly publ.
  • Phlox ovata f. carolina (L.) Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 679 (1894)
• Heterotypic
  • Phlox caldriana Courtois ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 322 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Phlox carolina subsp. alta Wherry in Baileya 4: 98 (1956)
  • Phlox carolina var. angusta (Wherry) D.B.Ward in Phytologia 94: 477 (2012)
  • Phlox carolina subsp. angusta Wherry in Baileya 4: 98 (1956)
  • Phlox carolina subsp. heterophylla (Wherry) Wherry in Bartonia 23: 6 (1945)
  • Phlox carolina var. heterophylla Wherry in Bartonia 13: 36 (1931)
  • Phlox carolina var. nitida (Pursh) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 304 (1845)
  • Phlox carolina var. puberula Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 304 (1845)
  • Phlox carolina subsp. turritella Wherry in Bartonia 23: 7 (1945)
  • Phlox caroliniana Hill in Veg. Syst. 8: 32 (1765)
  • Phlox coldryana Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 7: 197 (1840)
  • Phlox fruticosa Reider in Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 638 (1830)
  • Phlox glaberrima subvar. angustissima Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 65 (1907)
  • Phlox heterophylla P.Beauv. ex Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 65 (1907), not validly publ.
  • Phlox listoniana Sweet ex J.Forbes in Hort. Woburn.: 37 (1833)
  • Phlox nitida Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 730 (1813)
  • Phlox shepherdii Penny ex Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 368 (1830)
  • Phlox suffruticosa Vent. in Jard. Malmaison: 107 (1805)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia Recorded in error in: Maryland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species Plantarum, ed. 2, Tomus I: 216. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phlox carolina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox carolina. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox carolina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: thickleaf phlox

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