Phlox ovata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. ovata
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Phlox ovata (syn. Phlox latifolia), the Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, or wideflower phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern United States.[1][2] A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Phlox ovata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Phlox latifolia Michx. Wideflower Phlox, Mountain Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Locklear, James H. (2011). "Phlox ovata L. (Polemoniaceae): Clarification of the Nomenclature of the Allegheny Phlox". Castanea. 76: 116–117. doi:10.2179/10-007.1. S2CID 86523276.
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