Phlox cuspidata

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

Phlox cuspidata Scheele, Linnaea 23: 139 (1850)

Homotypic
- Phlox cuspidata var. typica Whitehouse in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 397 (1945), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Phlox cuspidata var. grandiflora Whitehouse in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 398 (1945)
- Phlox cuspidata var. humilis Whitehouse in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 398 (1945)
- Phlox drummondii var. tenuis A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 257 (1870)
- Phlox tenuis (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson in Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 35 (1899)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Louisiana Regionalː Southern Central USA Oklahoma, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phlox cuspidata 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 cuspidata. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox cuspidata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: March 16. Reference page.