NameThatPlant.net: Phlox divaricata var. laphamii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox divaricata var. laphamii FAMILY Polemoniaceae Go to FSUS key

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The documented distinction between var. divaricata and var. laphamii is morphologically relatively trivial, but is well-correlated with geography. Read more by downloading Weakley's Flora.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii FAMILY Polemoniaceae

COMMON NAME:
Western Blue Phlox

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox divaricata var. laphamii FAMILY Polemoniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii FAMILY Polemoniaceae

4529

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich, moist soils of forests and open woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia, naturalized in NC

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

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bluish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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