Phlox pilosa Linnaeus ssp. pilosa . Downy Phlox. Phen: Apr-May; May-Jun. Hab: Dry to mesic woodlands and forests, roadbanks. Dist: PA west to se. ND, south to GA and c. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Ar, GrPl, Il, K1, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Tn, Tx, Levin (1966), Wherry (1955); < Phlox pilosa L. – Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Va, W, WH3; < Phlox pilosa L. ssp. pilosa – K3, K4; < Phlox pilosa L. var. pilosa – C, F, G

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
• 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: 7