Phlox bifida L.C. Beck. Common name: Ten-point Phlox, Cleft Phlox, Sand Phlox, Starry Phlox. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Cliffs, rock outcrops, dry rocky or sandy sites. Distribution: MI west to MN, south to c. TN and n. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, K4, Mi, Mo3; > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck ssp. bifida — Ar, Wherry (1955); > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck ssp. stellaria (A.Gray) Wherry — Ar, Tn, Wherry (1955); > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck var. bifida — C, F, G, NE; > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck var. cedaria (Brand) Fernald — F; > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck var. cedraria (Brand) Fernald — C, G, misspelling of varietal epithet; > Phlox bifida L.C.Beck var. stellaria (A.Gray) Wherry — G, Wherry (1955). Basionym: Phlox bifida L.C.Beck 1826
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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