Phlox ovata

Phlox ovata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Armeria ovata (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891)
  • Phlox carolina var. ovata (L.) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 304 (1845)
• Heterotypic
  • Phlox latifolia Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 143 (1803)
  • Phlox montana Raf. in Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 353 (1808), nom. nud.
  • Phlox ovata var. elatior A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 249 (1870)
  • Phlox ovata var. latifolia (Michx.) Wherry in Bartonia 16: 37 (1935)
  • Phlox triflora Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 1: t. 29 (1823), nom. illeg. homonym. post.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regionalː Eastern Central USA Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West 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. 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 ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox ovata. Published online. Accessed: March 22 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox ovata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: قبس بيضوي
• English: Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, wideflower phlox

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