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Polemoniaceae
Phlox

not marked as a favorite taxon Phlox buckleyi Wherry. Common name: Swordleaf Phlox, Shale-barren Phlox. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Shale woodlands and woodland edges, shaley roadbanks. Distribution: Endemic to w. Virginia and e. West Virginia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, K1, K4, Va, W, WV, Wherry (1955). Basionym: Phlox buckleyi Wherry 1930

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image #1 of Phlox buckleyi© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Phlox buckleyi© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Phlox buckleyi© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Phlox buckleyi© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Phlox buckleyi© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Phlox buckleyi© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #11 of Phlox buckleyi© Reid Hardin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Reid Hardin source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Phlox buckleyi© Alaina Krakowiak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alaina Krakowiak source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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native range: Virginia & West Virginia