Plant Index
Phlox ovata
Phlox ovata auct. non L.
mountain phlox, allegheny phlox, appalachian phlox
Image ID: 12629
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: PHOVSCIENTIFIC NAME: Phlox ovata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-02-05
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: PHLOXGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Phlox
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Phlox
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 70 species, herbs (and creeping subshrubs), of temperate North America (with 1 species in ne. Asia).
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GENUS REFERENCES: Wherry (1955)=Z; Levin (1966)=Y; Ferguson, Kråmer, & Jansen (1999); Wilken in Kubitzki (2004). Key based on C and Z.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: POLEMOFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Polemoniaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Jacob's-ladder Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 18 genera and 350-380 species, herbs, vines, and shrubs (rarely trees), mainly of temperate North America, but extending into tropical America and also in Eurasia.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Wilson (1960a); Grant (1997); Grant (1998); Prather, Ferguson, & Jansen (2000); Wilken in Kubitzki (2004).
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BLOOM TIME: May-Jun
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| White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Lavender | Purple | Violet | Brown | Not Applicable |
FRUITING PERIOD: Jul.
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NATIVE RANGE: eastern United States
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS
| Coll_id | Project | Collection date | Collector | Action |
| 259 | HORT | NCBG staff | View |
GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 256 | 2011-0098 | 2011-05-04 | 259 | View |
| 5790 | 1995-0916 | View | ||
| 9422 | 2021-0085 | 2021-06-29 | View |
GRIM PLANTINGS
| plt_num | acc_id | loc_num | pers_num | inst_dt | Action |
| 605 | 256 | 36 | NCBG staff | 2011-04-19 | View |
| 606 | 256 | 37 | NCBG staff | 2011-04-19 | View |
| 607 | 256 | 44 | NCBG staff | 2011-05-10 | View |
| 8304 | 5790 | 204 | NCBG staff | 1993-01-01 | View |
| 12735 | 9422 | 146 | Wenck | 2021-05-03 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
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WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phlox ovataCOMMON NAME: Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox, Allegheny Phlox
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV, Z; = Phlox latifolia Michaux - K1, K2]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jun; Jul.
HABITAT: Moist forests, woodlands, woodland borders, and barrens.
COMMENTS: PA to NC and ne. TN in the Appalachians; disjunct in OH and IN. See Locklear (2011) for a discussion of the nomenclatural issue involving P. ovata and P. latifolia.
RANGE MAP: Phlox ovata.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Polemoniaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Jacob's-ladder Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 18 genera and 350-380 species, herbs, vines, and shrubs (rarely trees), mainly of temperate North America, but extending into tropical America and also in Eurasia.
REFERENCE: Wilson (1960a); Grant (1997); Grant (1998); Prather, Ferguson, & Jansen (2000); Wilken in Kubitzki (2004).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Phlox L. (Phlox)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 70 species, herbs (and creeping subshrubs), of temperate North America (with 1 species in ne. Asia).
REFERENCE: Wherry (1955)=Z; Levin (1966)=Y; Ferguson, Kråmer, & Jansen (1999); Wilken in Kubitzki (2004). Key based on C and Z.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Phlox ovata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Phlox ovata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Phlox ovata in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Phlox ovata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Phlox ovata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phlox ovata
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 12629 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 12629 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 12628 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 12629 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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