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Polemoniaceae
Phlox

not marked as a favorite taxon Phlox divaricata Linnaeus var. divaricata. Common name: Eastern Blue Phlox. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. Distribution: Vermont and Québec west to Michigan, south to e. North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Georgia, c. Kentucky, and w. Indiana and extreme e. Illinois.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Tn; = Phlox divaricata L. ssp. divaricata — Il, K1, 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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native range: eastern North America