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Polemoniaceae
Phlox

not marked as a favorite taxon Phlox Linnaeus. Common name: Phlox.

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A genus of about 70 species, herbs (and creeping subshrubs), of temperate North America (with 1 species in ne. Asia).

Key based on Wherry (1955) and other sources.

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References: Barger et al. (2023); Carr (2016); Ferguson, Krämer, & Jansen (1999); Levin (1966); Levin (1967); Turner (1998 [2000]); Ward (2012a); Wherry (1955); Wilken In Kubitzki et al. (2004). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Phlox© Gary P. Fleming | Phlox buckleyi | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Phlox© Alan M. Cressler | Phlox bifida | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Phlox© Richard & Teresa Ware | Phlox amoena CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Phlox© Alan M. Cressler | Phlox carolina
image #5 of Phlox© Sonnia Hill | Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis | Original Image ⭷

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