Phlox nivalis

Phlox nivalis
Phlox nivalis 'Nivea'

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Polemoniaceae
Genus:Phlox
Species: P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phlox nivalis
Lodd. ex Sweet

Phlox nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name trailing phlox. It is native to the southeastern United States.[1]

One subspecies of this plant, ssp. texensis, the Texas trailing phlox or Texan phlox, is a rare plant federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.[2] It is endemic to Texas, where there are fewer than 20 populations in three counties.[3] At one time it was thought to be extinct. It was rediscovered in 1972.[2]

References

  1. "Phlox nivalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Phlox nivalis. Center for Plant Conservation.
  3. Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis. Texas Parks & Wildlife.


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