Phlox pilosa

Phlox pilosa

Phlox pilosa

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. Divaricatae
Species: Phlox pilosa
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. deamii – P. p. subsp. detonsa – P. p. subsp. fulgida – P. p. subsp. longipilosa – P. p. subsp. ozarkana – P. p. subsp. pilosa – P. p. subsp. pulcherrima – P. p. subsp. riparia – P. p. subsp. sangamonensis

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Armeria pilosa (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891)
  • Phlox pilosa var. typica Lundell in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 8: 81 (1942), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Phlox pilosa Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Canada Manitoba, Ontario Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northeast Extinct in: Delaware 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. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF 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 pilosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox pilosa. Published online. Accessed: March 23 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox pilosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• العربية: قبس شعري
• English: downy phlox, prairie phlox

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