OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

Your search found 18 taxa.

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speaker icon Common Name: Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox drummondii var. peregrina   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox drummondii 159-01-001   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Dry sandy soils of roadsides, fields, disturbed areas

Common (rare in Piedmont)

Native: Texas (occurring eastwards as an escape from horticultural use)

 


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camera icon Common Name: Pineland Phlox, Trailing Phlox

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

PLANTS National Database: Phlox nivalis +   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox nivalis + 159-01-002   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Look for it . Ssp. nivalis occurs in sandhills, other dry woodlands; ssp. heintzii on rock outcrops, thin soils of rocky woodlands; both on roadbanks

Common, uncommon, or rare - depending on subspecies and physiographic province

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Moss Phlox, Mountain-pink, "Thrift"

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

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox subulata +   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox subulata 159-01-003   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Dry and exposed rock outcrops, rocky flood-scoured riversides, dry woodlands over a wide variety of rocks, shale barrens

Rare south of VA

Native to Georgia & North Carolina Mountains

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Eastern Blue Phlox, Timber Phlox, Blue Woodland Phlox, Wild Blue Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox divaricata var. divaricata   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

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

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox divaricata 159-01-004   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Moist deciduous forests in circumneutral soils

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere in Carolinas

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Western Blue Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox divaricata var. laphamii   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Rich, moist soils of forests and open woodlands

Uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to Georgia, naturalized in NC

 


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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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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Downy Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

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

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox pilosa 159-01-006   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Dry to mesic woodlands and forests, roadbanks

Uncommon (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Creeping Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox stolonifera   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox stolonifera 159-01-007   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in SC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Mountain Phlox, Appalachian Phlox, Allegheny Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox latifolia   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox ovata 159-01-008   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, woodland borders, and barrens

Common in NC Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Carolina Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Giant Phlox

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

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox carolina ssp. carolina   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox carolina 159-01-009   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Forests, woodlands, woodland borders, barrens

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Smooth Phlox

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

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima 159-01-010   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Wet forests and woodlands, especially bottomlands

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Leafy Meadow Phlox, Wild Sweet William

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis 159-01-011   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests and openings

Uncommon in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Northern Meadow Phlox

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Phlox maculata ssp. maculata   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

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

 

Habitat: Moist forests and openings

Uncommon in NC, rare in SC

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon Common Name: Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox amplifolia   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox amplifolia 159-01-012   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, particularly over mafic or calcareous rocks

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox, Fall Phlox, Tall Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox paniculata   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Phlox paniculata 159-01-013   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Streambanks, moist forests, woodlands, and woodland borders

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to parts of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Cleft Phlox, Sand Phlox, Ten-point Phlox, Starry Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox bifida   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Cliffs, rock outcrops, dry rocky or sandy sites

Native north and west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Swordleaf Phlox, Shale-barren Phlox

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Phlox buckleyi   FAMILY: Polemoniaceae

 

Habitat: Shale woodlands and woodland edges, shaley roadbanks

Native north of the Carolinas

 


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