Phlox subulata

Phlox subulata

Phlox subulata

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 subulata

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Armeria subulata (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891)
  • Phlox setacea var. subulata (L.) H.Jaeger in Gartenflora 24: 270 (1875)
  • Phlox subulata subsp. eusubulata Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 78 (1907), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Phlox aristata G.Lodd. in Bot. Cab. 18: t. 1731 (1831), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Phlox brittonii Small in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 279 (1900)
  • Phlox setacea L. in Sp. Pl.: 153 (1753)
  • Phlox subulata f. albiflora Britton in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 125 (1890)
  • Phlox subulata subsp. australis (Wherry) Wherry in Castanea 16: 98 (1951)
  • Phlox subulata var. australis Wherry in Bartonia 11: 27 (1929)
  • Phlox subulata f. australis (Wherry) Fernald in Rhodora 51: 78 (1949)
  • Phlox subulata subsp. brittonii (Small) Wherry in Castanea 16: 98 (1951)
  • Phlox subulata var. brittonii (Small) Wherry in Bartonia 11: 27 (1929)
  • Phlox subulata f. candidula House in Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 254: 581 (1924)
  • Phlox subulata var. ciliata Wherry in Bartonia 11: 27 (1929), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Phlox subulata var. ciliata Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 78 (1907)
  • Phlox subulata var. latifolia Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 306 (1845)
  • Phlox subulata subsp. setacea (L.) Locklear in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3: 649 (2009)
  • Phlox subulata var. setacea (L.) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 78 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Central USA Utah Regionalː Canada Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec 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 subulata 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox subulata. Published online. Accessed: March 24 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox subulata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Polster-Phlox
• suomi: Sammalleimu
• 日本語: シバザクラ
• 한국어: 꽃잔디
• polski: floks szydlasty
• svenska: Mossflox
• Türkçe: Dağ Alev Çiçeği (Yosun Floksu, Dağ Floksu)
• 中文: 针叶天蓝绣球

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