Phlox maculata

Phlox maculata

Phlox maculata

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 maculata

Name

Phlox maculata L., Sp. Pl.: 152 (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Phlox alba Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 173 (1802)
  • Phlox bimaculata Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 224 (1827)
  • Phlox candida Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 186 (1805)
  • Phlox excelsa Penny ex G.Don in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 368 (1830)
  • Phlox fruticosa Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 322 (1841), not validly publ.
  • Phlox maculata var. candida Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 304 (1845), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Phlox maculata var. gracilior Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 568 (1861)
  • Phlox maculata f. immaculata Fernald in Rhodora 51: 81 (1949)
  • Phlox maculata var. nitida Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S.: 338 (1860)
  • Phlox maculata var. odorata (Sweet) Wherry in Bartonia 14: 26 (1932)
  • Phlox maculata var. purpurea Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 143 (1803)
  • Phlox maculata var. suaveolens (Aiton) Torr. in Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 228 (1824)
  • Phlox odorata Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 224 (1827)
  • Phlox penduliflora Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 4: t. 46 (1830)
  • Phlox reflexa Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 232 (1827)
  • Phlox suaveolens Aiton in Hortus Kew. 1: 205 (1789)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Central & eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Introduced into: New Caledonia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Uzbekistan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 152. 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 maculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox maculata. Published online. Accessed: March 20 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox maculata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: wild sweetwilliam, wild sweet-William, Meadow phlox
• 中文: 斑叶天蓝绣球

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