Phlox divaricata L.
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- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Botanical Name
- Phlox divaricata L.
- Common Name
- Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Phlox divaricata L.
- Comments
- Var. divaricata with notched petals is often distinguished from var. laphamii (Wood) Wherry with entire petals. The latter is generally Midwestern but the pattern is confounded by occasional populations in our area that have barely or obscurely notched petals.
- Habitat
- Rich, well-drained floodplain forests, rich mesic cove and slope forests; occasionally in drier, calcareous forests. Frequent to locally common in the mountains and Piedmont; rare in the inner Coastal Plain.
- Native Status
- Native
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