Phlox speciosa subsp. speciosa

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 speciosa Pursh subsp. speciosa autonym

Homotypic
- Phlox sabinii Douglas in W.J.Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 72 (1837)
- Phlox speciosa var. elatior Hook. in Fl. Bor.-Amer., Bot. N. Brit. Amer. 2: 72 (1837)
- Phlox speciosa var. latifolia Hook. in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 289 (1851)
- Phlox speciosa var. sabinii (Douglas) A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 256 (1870)
- Phlox speciosa var. whitedii (E.Nelson) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 74 (1907)
- Phlox whitedii E.Nelson in Erythea 7: 167 (1899)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western USA Idaho, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Pursh, F.T. 1813 "1814". Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America. Vol. 1. xxxv + 358 pp., London: White, Cochrance, and co. BHL Reference page. 1:149.

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 speciosa subsp. speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 24. Reference page.