Phlox divaricata Linnaeus var. divaricata . Common name: Eastern Blue Phlox. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. Distribution: VT and QC west to MI, south to e. NC, GA, SC, GA, c. KY, and w. IN and extreme e. IL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Tn; = Phlox divaricata L. ssp. divaricata — Il, Mi, NY, Pa, Levin (1966), Levin (1967), Wherry (1955); < Phlox divaricata L. — K4, RAB, S, Tat, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Phlox divaricata L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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