| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polemoniaceae | Collomia | Mountain-trumpet |  (c) Exe, Nolan - CC-BY | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Collomia linearis | Collomia, Narrow-leaved Mountain-trumpet | Disturbed areas. | Native of western North America. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Gilia | Gilia |  (c) Loarie, Don - CC-BY | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Gilia achilleifolia ssp. achilleifolia | Disturbed areas, from horticultural use. | Native of California. |  (c) em4peace - CC-BY | |
| Polemoniaceae | Gilia capitata ssp. capitata | Bluehead Gilia | Disturbed areas, uncommonly cultivated. | Native of nw. North America. Reported for Hampshire County, WV (Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006). | (c) Loarie, Don - CC-BY |
| Polemoniaceae | Gilia tricolor ssp. tricolor | Bird's-eyes | |||
| Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum |  (c) Bradley, Keith | |||
| Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum acerosum | Prickleaf Gilia | Dry rocky and sandy areas. | W. KS and s. CO south through nc. and c. TX, w. TX, NM, and e. AZ to Mexico. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum incisum | Splitleaf Gilia | Rocky, sandy, or gravelly areas. | E., c. & w. TX and NM south to Mexico. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum ludens | Endemic to the Rio Grande Plains of s. TX. | |||
| Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum rigidulum | Dry rocky and sandy prairies. | Ec, c., & w. TX and se. NM south to Mexico. | (c) Bradley, Keith | |
| Polemoniaceae | Ipomopsis | Standing-cypress |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Ipomopsis longiflora ssp. longiflora | Dry rocky and sandy habitats. | S. SD and se. WY south through c. KS, e. CO, c. OK, and nc. TX to c. TX, s. NM. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Ipomopsis rubra | Standing-cypress, Spanish-larkspur | Longleaf pine sandhills, sand rims of Carolina bays, dolomitic glades and woodlands, dunes, dry sandy and rocky woodlands and openings, roadbanks, disturbed areas. | Sc. NC. w. NC, and se. TN south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX and OK, spread from cultivation in other areas to the north. Sorrie, Weakley, & Bradley (2018) discussed the biogeography, habitats, and nativity of the species. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Leptosiphon |  (c) Kibak, Henrik - CC-BY | |||
| Polemoniaceae | Leptosiphon androsaceus | Waif. | Native of CA. |  (c) rappman - CC-BY | |
| Polemoniaceae | Linanthus | Linanthus |  (c) Zharkikh, Andrey - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Linanthus pungens ssp. pungens | Granite Gilia | Waif on ballast. | Native of w. North America. |  (c) Zharkikh, Andrey - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Navarretia | Navarretia |  (c) Hernandez, Arvel - CC-BY | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Navarretia propinqua | Needle-leaf Pincushion-plant | Disturbed areas. | Native of w. North America. |  (c) Heyman, Alex - CC0 |
| Polemoniaceae | Navarretia squarrosa | Waif. | Native of w. North America. | (c) Hernandez, Arvel - CC-BY | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox | Phlox |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox amoena | Hairy Phlox, Chalice Phlox | Dry woodlands and forests, roadbanks, longleaf pine sandhills. | W. NC west to s. KY, south to Panhandle FL and MS. |  (c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox amplifolia | Broadleaf Phlox | Moist forests, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks. | W. VA west to s. IN and se. MO, south to w. NC, AL, and n. AR. |  (c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox bifida | Ten-point Phlox, Cleft Phlox, Sand Phlox, Starry Phlox | Cliffs, rock outcrops, dry rocky or sandy sites. | MI west to MN, south to c. TN and n. AR. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox buckleyi | Swordleaf Phlox, Shale-barren Phlox | Shale woodlands and woodland edges, shaley roadbanks. | Endemic to w. VA and e. WV. | (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox carolina | Carolina Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Giant Phlox | Forests, woodlands, woodland borders, barrens. | VA, WV, IL and MO south to s. GA, Panhandle FL, s. AL, s. MS, se. LA and e. TX. |  (c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox cuspidata | Slender Annual Phlox | Prairies and open woodlands. | Ne. and nc. OK south to w. LA, e., se., and c. TX. |  © Adam Black |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox divaricata var. divaricata | Eastern Blue Phlox | Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. | VT and QC west to MI, south to e. NC, GA, SC, GA, c. KY, and w. IN and extreme e. IL. |  (c) Marcum, Paul |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox divaricata var. laphamii | Western Blue Phlox | Rich, moist soils of forests and open woodlands. | W. GA, c. TN, wc. KY, w. IN, WI, MN, and se. SD south to FL Panhandle, s. AL, s. MS, s. LA, and se. TX. |  (c) Marcum, Paul |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox drummondii var. drummondii | Wilcox Phlox | Open areas. | Endemic to se. TX. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox drummondii var. mcallisteri | McAllister's Phlox | Prairies. | Sc. OK south to c. TX. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox drummondii var. peregrina | Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox | Dry sandy soils of roadsides, fields, disturbed areas. | S. OK south to s. TX, eastwards as an escape from horticultural use. |  (c) Radford, Ahles and Bell |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox drummondii var. tharpii | Tharp's Phlox | S. TX. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox floridana | Florida Phlox | Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, hammocks, limestone glade margins. | Sw. GA and se. AL south to FL Panhandle and nw. peninsular FL, west to s. MS. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox glaberrima | Smooth Phlox | Wet forests and woodlands, especially bottomlands. | MD, OH, IN, IL, WI, and MO south to Panhandle FL, LA, and OK. |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox glabriflora | Rio Grande Phlox |  © Adam Black | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox lighthipei | Lighthipe's Phlox | Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry to moist sandy soils. | S. SC south to n. FL, west to s. AL. |  (c) Powell, Eric M - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox littoralis | Rio Grande Phlox |  (c) Finzel, Brian - CC-BY-SA | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox maculata ssp. maculata | Northern Meadow Phlox | Moist forests and openings. | S. QC west to MN, south to c. NC, KY, and IA. |  (c) Kuhn, Will - CC-BY |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis | Leafy Meadow Phlox | Moist forests and openings. | PA, OH, s. IN, and se. MO, south to NC, n. GA, and TN. |  (c) Breeden, Cooper - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox nivalis ssp. hentzii | Trailing Phlox | Rock outcrops, thin soils of rocky woodlands, roadbanks. | Sc. VA west to n. AL, south to c. peninsular FL and s. AL. |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox nivalis ssp. nivalis | Pineland Phlox | Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry woodlands, roadbanks. | Nc. NC south to Panhandle FL. |  (c) Weakley, Alan |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis | Pineywoods Phlox | Dry sandy longleaf pine woodlands. | Endemic to e. TX. |  (c) Hill, Sonnia |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox oklahomensis | Prairie-star Phlox, Oklahoma Phlox | Post oak woodlands. | S. KS to nc. TX. "Known from a 1958 collection from oak woodland 4 miles E of Garland, Dallas County (Taylor & Taylor, 1980; Tyrl et al., 1978)" (Carr 2016). | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox ovata | Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox, Allegheny Phlox | Moist forests, woodlands, woodland borders, and barrens. | PA to NC and ne. TN in the Appalachians; disjunct in OH and IN |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox paniculata | Garden Phlox | Streambanks, moist forests, woodlands, and woodland borders. | S. NY west to IL and MO, south to e. NC, w. SC, n. GA, n. MS, and AR. |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. deamii | Deam’s Phlox | Dry upland woods and barrens. | S. IN south through w. KY to w. TN. |  (c) Littlefield, Tara Rose - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. detonsa | Gulf Coast Phlox | Dry woodlands. | Panhandle FL west to e. TX. |  (c) Martineau, Nate - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida | Meadows, open woodlands. | N. IN, WI, MN, and e. ND south to s. IL, c. AR, e. OK. |  (c) Marcum, Paul | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. latisepala | Grasslands and woodlands over limestone. | Endemic to Edwards Plateau and vicinity, TX. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. ozarkana | Ozark Phlox | Glades, savannas, woodlands, disturbed areas. | MO and se. KS south through e. OK and AR to n. LA; disjunct east of the Mississippi River from c. TN south to c. GA and c. AL. |  (c) Brasher, Jay - CC-BY |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa | Downy Phlox | Dry to mesic woodlands and forests, roadbanks. | PA west to se. ND, south to GA and c. TX. |  (c) Schmid, Samuel A. - CC-BY |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. pulcherrima | Lundell's Phlox | Longleaf pine savannas, prairies. | E. Tx and perhaps w. LA. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa ssp. riparia | Plateau Phlox | Talus slopes, gravelly areas. | S. OK south to c. and wc. TX. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pulchra | Alabama Phlox | River banks and bluffs. | Endemic to c. AL (Bibb, Jackson, Jefferson, Pike, Shelby, and Walker counties). |  (c) Cressler, Alan M. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox roemeriana | Goldeye Phlox, Roemer's Phlox | Rocky limestone slopes, prairies. | C. and wc. TX, only slightly extending east into the Cross Timbers. | |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox stolonifera | Creeping Phlox | Moist forests. | PA and s. OH south to w. NC, n. GA, and e. TN, essentially a Southern and Central Appalachian endemic. |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox subulata | Moss Phlox, Mountain-pink, Moss-pink | Dry and exposed rock outcrops, rocky flood-scoured riversides, dry woodlands over a wide variety of rocks, shale barrens. | NY and OH south to w. NC and TN; escaped or naturalized more widely from horticultural use. |  (c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG |
| Polemoniaceae | Polemoniaceae | Jacob's-ladder Family | (c) Fleming, Gary P. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Polemonium | Jacob's-ladder |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. | ||
| Polemoniaceae | Polemonium caeruleum | Charity, Blue Jacob's-ladder | Suburban woodlands. | Native of Europe. |  (c) Hardin, J.W. |
| Polemoniaceae | Polemonium reptans var. reptans | Spreading Jacob's-ladder | Moist, nutrient-rich forests, such as bottomlands and rich slopes. | NY west to MN, south to VA, nc. NC, nw. GA, AL, and e. OK. |  © Armin Weise |
| Polemoniaceae | Polemonium reptans var. villosum | Moist forests. | Appalachian Plateau and vicinity, in s. OH and e. KY. |  (c) Elias - CC-BY | |
| Polemoniaceae | Polemonium vanbruntiae | Bog Jacob's-ladder | Calcareous fens, swamps, and streambanks. | ME, VT, and n. NY south to se. PA, sw. PA, and e. WV. |  (c) Fleming, Gary P. |