Phlox glaberrima Linnaeus. Smooth Phlox. Phen: Apr-Jun; Jun-Jul. Hab: Wet forests and woodlands, especially bottomlands. Dist: MD, OH, IN, IL, WI, and MO south to Panhandle FL, LA, and OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Ar, F, G, S, Tn, Va, W; > Phlox carolina L. var. triflora (Michx.) Wherry – F; < Phlox glaberrima L. – C, Fl5, K4, WH3; > Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. glaberrima – K1, K3, RAB, Wherry (1955); > Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. interior (Wherry) Wherry – Il, K1, K3, Wherry (1955); > Phlox glaberrima L. ssp. triflora (Michx.) Wherry – K1, K3, RAB, Wherry (1955); > Phlox glaberrima L. var. interior Wherry – F; > Phlox glaerrima var. glaberrima – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ?: 6
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© Alan Cressler: Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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