Phlox divaricata Linnaeus var. divaricata . Eastern Blue Phlox. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils. Dist: VT and QC west to MI, south to e. NC, GA, SC, GA, c. KY, and w. IN and extreme e. IL.

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. – K3, K4, RAB, S, Tat, Va, W, WV

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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