Phlox ovata L. is a plant in the Polemoniaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Phlox ovata L.
Phlox ovata is a creeping perennial flowering plant native to the eastern United States, with a nomenclaturally troubled taxonomic history.
Scientific name: Phlox ovata L.
Phlox ovata (synonym: Phlox latifolia), commonly called Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, or wideflower phlox, is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to the eastern United States. This is a creeping perennial that grows in open montane woodlands, and its taxonomic history has been characterized by nomenclatural problems.
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Leptosiphon nudatus (Greene) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
Linanthus bellus (A.Gray) Greene
Leptosiphon breviculus (A.Gray) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson
Polemonium boreale Adams
Eriastrum sapphirinum (Eastw.) H.Mason
Linanthus dianthiflorus (Benth.) Greene
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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