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Polemoniaceae
Phlox

not marked as a favorite taxon Phlox stolonifera Sims. Common name: Creeping Phlox. Phenology: Apr-May; May-Jun. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: PA and s. OH south to w. NC, n. GA, and e. TN, essentially a Southern and Central Appalachian endemic.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Other Comments: This species is sometimes locally abundant, as in parts of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, K4, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV, Wherry (1955). Basionym: Phlox stolonifera Sims 1802

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image #1 of Phlox stolonifera© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Phlox stolonifera© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Phlox stolonifera© Alan Cressler: Phlox stolonifera, Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area, Dawson County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Phlox stolonifera© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Phlox stolonifera© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Phlox stolonifera© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Phlox stolonifera© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Phlox stolonifera© Keith Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Keith Bradley source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 8 inches

plant sale text: Delightful starry lavender-purple flowers are borne in upright panicles over this plant's tidy round-leaved foliage. This native perennial makes a fine groundcover. It can also be planted where it will "weave" through other plants in a perennial border or woodland garden. This species naturally occurs in deciduous forests and on wooded stream banks in the N.C. mountains. Plant a few of these beauties beneath shrubs to add springtime color and attract butterflies.

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native range: southeastern United States



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