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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Largeleaf Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Broadleaf Phlox, Largeleaf Phlox
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_4
July
Broad open inflorescence w glandular hairy bracts and glabrous corolla tube, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7
July
P. amplifolia & P. paniculata have broad leaves w conspicuous lateral veins, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_phlox_amplifolia_7b
July
Lateral veins readily apparent, joining to form a vein parallel to leaf margin, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-012:
Phlox amplifolia
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
3311
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Rare
Look for it in moist forests, particularly over mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Pink
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p075
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p204
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p241
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p133