Phlox bifida

Phlox bifida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Phlox
Species: P. bifida
Binomial name
Phlox bifida
Beck

Phlox bifida, the cleft phlox or sand phlox,[1] is native to the Midwestern United States, the Ozarks, and the cedar glades of Kentucky and Tennessee.[2] It is found on rock outcrops, limestone glades, and in generally dry or sandy areas.[3]

It is a mat-forming subshrub growing in patches of short stems. It flowers in the spring.

Two subspecies of Phlox bifida are distinguished based on hair and flower characters. These are:

  • Phlox bifida ssp. bifida - Native to sandy regions of the Midwest.
  • Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria - Native to limestone glades and cliffs of Kentucky and Tennessee.

References

  1. ↑ Phlox bifida, Missouri Botanical Garden
  2. ↑ "Phlox bifida". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
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