Phlox nivalis G. Loddiges ex Sweet ssp. hentzii (Nuttall) Wherry. Common name: Trailing Phlox. Phenology: Mar-May. Habitat: Rock outcrops, thin soils of rocky woodlands, roadbanks. Distribution: Sc. VA west to n. AL, south to c. peninsular FL and s. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Wherry (1955); = Phlox nivalis G.Lodd. ex Sweet var. hentzii (Nutt.) D.B.Ward — RAB, Ward (2012a); < Phlox hentzii Nutt. — G; < Phlox nivalis G.Lodd. ex Sweet — C, F, Fl5, S, Va, W, WH3. Basionym: Phlox hentzii Nutt. 1834
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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