OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Hairy Phlox, Chalice Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox amoena   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amoena ssp. amoena   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amoena 159-01-005   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Dry woodlands and forests, roadbanks, longleaf pine sandhills

Common (uncommon in Carolina Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Lighthipe's Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Phlox lighthipei   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amoena ssp. lighthipei   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amoena 159-01-005?   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry to moist sandy soils

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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