Phlox ovata L.

Locations ofPhlox ovata L. in Virginia

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Family
Polemoniaceae
Botanical Name
Phlox ovata L.
Common Name
Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox
Synonym(s)
Phlox latifolia Michx.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Phlox ovata L.
Comments
Since 1982, this species has been called Phlox latifolia Michaux by most workers due to a typification issue. Hopefully, the issue is now settled and we can retain the name -- Phlox ovata L. -- by which this species was known for over 200 years! See Castanea 76(1):116-117 (2011).
Habitat
Mesic to more typically dry forests, woodlands, and clearings; occasionally on shale barrens; occurs in both acidic and calcareous soils. Frequent in the mountains (except in both far sw. and far nw. Virginia), infrequent in the inner, s. and c. Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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