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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Phlox

Hierarchical position of the Genus Phlox

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Lamiidae Takht. ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 74: 178. 25 Mar 1993.       SuperOrdo  Solananae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal pub. Novon 2: 236. 1992.       Ordo  Solanales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 20. 1829. common name: Polemoniales       Subordo  Polemoniineae Bessey in C.K. Adams pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 463. 15 Nov 1895.       Familia  Polemoniaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 136. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Phlox       Tribus  Phlocideae Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 25. 1829.       Genus  Phlox L. pub. (1753) common name: phlox

Named members of the Genus Phlox

1	Species  aculeata A. Nels. common name: sagebrush phlox
2	Species  adsurgens Torr. ex Gray common name: northern phlox
3	Species  alaskensis Jordal syn. Phlox richardsonii ssp. alaskensis
4	Species  albomarginata M.E. Jones
	5    Subspecies  albomarginata common name: whitemargin phlox 6    Subspecies  diapensioides (Rydb.) Wherry common name: whitemargin phlox 7    Subspecies  minor (M.E. Jones) Wherry syn. Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata 8    Subspecies  vera Wherry syn. Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata
9	Species  alyssifolia Greene
	10    Subspecies  abdita (A. Nels.) Wherry common name: alyssumleaf phlox 11    Subspecies  alyssifolia common name: alyssumleaf phlox 12    Subspecies  collina (Rydb.) Wherry common name: alyssumleaf phlox 13    Subspecies  vera Wherry syn. Phlox alyssifolia ssp. alyssifolia
14	Species  amabilis Brand common name: Arizona phlox
15	Species  amoena Sims
	16    Subspecies  amoena common name: hairy phlox 17    Subspecies  lighthipei (Small) Wherry common name: Lighthipe's phlox
18	Species  amplifolia Britt. common name: largeleaf phlox
19	Species  andicola E. Nels.
	20    Subspecies  andicola common name: prairie phlox 21    Subspecies  parvula Wherry common name: prairie phlox 22    Subspecies  planitiarum (A. Nels.) Wherry syn. Phlox andicola ssp. andicola 23    Subspecies  typica Wherry syn. Phlox andicola ssp. andicola
24	Species  argillacea Clute & Ferris syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa
25	Species  austromontana Coville
	26    Subspecies  austromontana common name: mountain phlox 27    Subspecies  densa (Brand) Wherry common name: dense mountain phlox 28    Varietas  jonesii (Wherry) Welsh syn. Phlox jonesii 29    Varietas  lutescens Welsh syn. Phlox austromontana ssp. austromontana 30    Subspecies  prostrata (E. Nels.) Wherry common name: prostrate mountain phlox 31    Varietas  prostrata E. Nels. syn. Phlox austromontana ssp. prostrata 32    Subspecies  vera Wherry syn. Phlox austromontana ssp. austromontana
33	Species  azurea G.L. Smith syn. Phlox diffusa ssp. diffusa
34	Species  bifida Beck
	35    Subspecies  arkansana Marsh. p.p. syn. Phlox bifida ssp. bifida 36    Subspecies  bifida common name: cleft phlox 37    Varietas  cedaria (Brand) Fern. syn. Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria 38    Varietas  glandifera Wherry syn. Phlox bifida ssp. bifida 39    Varietas  induta Shinners syn. Phlox oklahomensis 40    Subspecies  stellaria (Gray) Wherry common name: cleft phlox 41    Varietas  stellaria (Gray) Wherry syn. Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria
42	Species  borealis Wherry syn. Phlox sibirica ssp. borealis
43	Species  brittonii Small syn. Phlox subulata ssp. brittonii
44	Species  bryoides Nutt. syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides
45	Species  buckleyi Wherry common name: swordleaf phlox
46	Species  caespitosa Nutt.
	47    Subspecies  condensata (Gray) Wherry syn. Phlox condensata 48    Subspecies  eucaespitosa Brand syn. Phlox caespitosa 49    Subspecies  platyphylla Wherry syn. Phlox pulvinata 50    Subspecies  pulvinata Wherry syn. Phlox pulvinata
51	Species  canescens Torr. & Gray syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens
52	Species  carolina L. common name: Carolina phlox
	53    Subspecies  alta Wherry common name: thickleaf phlox 54    Subspecies  angusta Wherry common name: thickleaf phlox 55    Varietas  angusta (Wherry) Steyermark syn. Phlox carolina ssp. angusta 56    Subspecies  carolina common name: thickleaf phlox 57    Varietas  triflora (Michx.) Steyermark syn. Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora 58    Subspecies  turritella Wherry common name: thickleaf phlox
59	Species  caryophylla Wherry common name: clove phlox
60	Species  cluteana A. Nels. common name: Navajo Mountain phlox
61	Species  colubrina Wherry & Constance common name: Snake River phlox
62	Species  condensata (Gray) E. Nels. common name: dwarf phlox
63	Species  covillei E. Nels. common name: Coville's phlox
64	Species  cuspidata Scheele
	65    Varietas  grandiflora Whitehouse syn. Phlox cuspidata 66    Varietas  humilis Whitehouse syn. Phlox cuspidata
67	Species  cyanea Eastw. syn. Phlox diffusa ssp. subcarinata
68	Species  diffusa Benth.
	69    Subspecies  diffusa common name: spreading phlox 70    Subspecies  longistylis Wherry common name: spreading phlox 71    Varietas  longistylis (Wherry) M.E. Peck syn. Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis 72    Subspecies  scleranthifolia (Rydb.) Wherry common name: spreading phlox 73    Subspecies  subcarinata Wherry common name: spreading phlox
74	Species  dispersa C.W. Sharsmith common name: High Sierra phlox
75	Species  divaricata L. common name: wild blue phlox, wild sweet William
	76    Subspecies  divaricata common name: wild blue phlox 77    Subspecies  laphamii (Wood) Wherry common name: Lapham's phlox 78    Varietas  laphamii Wood syn. Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii
79	Species  dolichantha Gray common name: Big Bear Valley phlox
80	Species  douglasii Hook.
	81    Subspecies  eudouglasii Brand syn. Phlox caespitosa 82    Subspecies  hendersonii (E. Nels.) Wherry syn. Phlox hendersonii 83    Subspecies  rigida (Benth.) Wherry syn. Phlox rigida
84	Species  drummondii Hook. common name: annual phlox, Drummond phlox
	85    Subspecies  drummondii common name: annual phlox 86    Subspecies  johnstonii (Wherry) Wherry common name: Johnston's phlox 87    Subspecies  mcallisterii (Whitehouse) Wherry common name: McAllister's phlox 88    Varietas  mcallisterii (Whitehouse) Shinners syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. mcallisterii 89    Varietas  peregrina Shinners syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii 90    Subspecies  tharpii (Whitehouse) Wherry common name: Tharp's phlox 91    Subspecies  wilcoxiana (Bogusch) Wherry common name: Wilcox's phlox 92    Varietas  wilcoxiana (Bogusch) Whitehouse syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. wilcoxiana
93	Species  floridana Benth.
	94    Subspecies  bella Wherry syn. Phlox floridana
95	Species  glaberrima L.
	96    Subspecies  glaberrima common name: smooth phlox 97    Subspecies  interior (Wherry) Wherry common name: smooth phlox 98    Varietas  interior Wherry syn. Phlox glaberrima ssp. interior 99    Varietas  melampyrifolia (Salisb.) Wherry syn. Phlox glaberrima ssp. glaberrima 100    Subspecies  triflora (Michx.) Wherry common name: smooth phlox 101    Varietas  triflora (Michx.) Reveal & Broome syn. Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora
102	Species  glabriflora (Brand) Whitehouse
	103    Subspecies  glabriflora common name: Rio Grande phlox 104    Subspecies  littoralis (Cory) Wherry common name: Rio Grande phlox 105    Subspecies  tharpii (Whitehouse) Wherry syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. tharpii
106	Species  gladiformis (M.E. Jones) E. Nels. common name: musky phlox
107	Species  goldsmithii Whitehouse syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii
108	Species  gracilis (Hook.) Greene
	109    Subspecies  gracilis common name: slender phlox 110    Varietas  humilior (Hook.) Boivin syn. Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis 111    Subspecies  humilis (Greene) Mason common name: slender phlox
112	Species  grahamii Wherry syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia
113	Species  grayi Woot. & Standl. syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. brevifolia
114	Species  griseola Wherry
	115    Subspecies  griseola common name: grayleaf phlox 116    Subspecies  tumulosa Wherry common name: mound phlox
117	Species  hendersonii (E. Nels.) Cronq. common name: Henderson's phlox
118	Species  hentzii Nutt. syn. Phlox nivalis ssp. hentzii
119	Species  hirsuta E. Nels. common name: Yreka phlox
120	Species  hoodii Richards.
	121    Subspecies  canescens (Torr. & Gray) Wherry common name: carpet phlox 122    Varietas  canescens (Torr. & Gray) M.E. Peck syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens 123    Subspecies  genuina Wherry syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. hoodii 124    Subspecies  glabrata (E. Nels.) Wherry common name: carpet phlox 125    Subspecies  hoodii common name: spiny phlox 126    Subspecies  lanata (Piper) Munz common name: carpet phlox 127    Subspecies  muscoides (Nutt.) Wherry common name: musk phlox 128    Subspecies  viscidula (Wherry) Wherry common name: carpet phlox 129    Varietas  viscidula Wherry syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. viscidula
130	Species  idahonis Wherry common name: Clearwater phlox
131	Species  johnstonii Wherry syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. johnstonii
132	Species  jonesii Wherry common name: Zion phlox
133	Species  kelseyi Britt.
	134    Varietas  ciliata (Brand) Wherry syn. Phlox mollis 135    Subspecies  genuina Wherry syn. Phlox kelseyi ssp. kelseyi 136    Subspecies  glandulosa Wherry common name: marsh phlox 137    Subspecies  kelseyi common name: Kelsey's phlox 138    Varietas  missoulensis (Wherry) Cronq. syn. Phlox missoulensis 139    Subspecies  salina (M.E. Jones) Wherry common name: saline phlox
140	Species  lanata Piper syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata
141	Species  latifolia Michx. common name: wideflower phlox
142	Species  lighthipei Small syn. Phlox amoena ssp. lighthipei
143	Species  littoralis (Cory) Whitehouse syn. Phlox glabriflora ssp. littoralis
144	Species  longifolia Nutt.
	145    Subspecies  brevifolia (Gray) Mason common name: longleaf phlox 146    Subspecies  calva Wherry syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 147    Subspecies  compacta (Brand) Wherry syn. Phlox viridis ssp. compacta 148    Subspecies  cortezana (A. Nels.) Wherry syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 149    Subspecies  humilis (Brand) Wherry syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 150    Varietas  linearifolia (Hook.) Brand syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 151    Subspecies  longifolia common name: longleaf phlox 152    Subspecies  longipes (M.E. Jones) Wherry syn. Phlox viridis ssp. longipes 153    Varietas  longipes (M.E. Jones) M.E. Peck syn. Phlox viridis ssp. longipes 154    Varietas  peberula E. Nels. syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 155    Varietas  puberula E. Nels. syn. Phlox viridis ssp. longipes 156    Varietas  stansburyi (Torr.) Gray syn. Phlox stansburyi ssp. stansburyi 157    Subspecies  typica Wherry syn. Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia 158    Subspecies  viridis (E. Nels.) Wherry syn. Phlox viridis ssp. viridis 159    Varietas  viridis (E. Nels.) Peabody syn. Phlox viridis ssp. viridis
160	Species  longipilosa Waterfall common name: longhair phlox
161	Species  maculata L.
	162    Subspecies  maculata common name: wild sweetwilliam 163    Varietas  odorata (Sweet) Wherry syn. Phlox maculata ssp. maculata 164    Varietas  purpurea Fern. syn. Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis 165    Subspecies  pyramidalis (Sm.) Wherry common name: wild sweetwilliam 166    Varietas  pyramidalis (Sm.) Wherry syn. Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis
167	Species  mesoleuca Greene common name: threadleaf phlox
168	Species  missoulensis Wherry common name: Missoula phlox
169	Species  mollis Wherry common name: soft phlox
170	Species  multiflora A. Nels.
	171    Subspecies  costata (Rydb.) Wherry syn. Phlox multiflora ssp. depressa 172    Subspecies  depressa (E. Nels.) Wherry common name: Rocky Mountain phlox 173    Subspecies  multiflora common name: flowery phlox 174    Subspecies  patula (A. Nels.) Wherry common name: Rocky Mountain phlox 175    Subspecies  typica Wherry syn. Phlox multiflora ssp. multiflora
176	Species  muscoides Nutt. syn. Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides
177	Species  nana Nutt.
	178    Subspecies  glabella (Gray) Brand syn. Phlox triovulata
179	Species  nivalis Lodd. ex Sweet
	180    Subspecies  hentzii (Nutt.) Wherry common name: Hentz's phlox 181    Subspecies  nivalis common name: trailing phlox 182    Subspecies  texensis Lundell common name: Texan phlox
183	Species  oklahomensis Wherry common name: Oklahoma phlox
184	Species  opalensis Dorn common name: opal phlox
185	Species  ovata auct. non L. syn. Phlox latifolia
186	Species  paniculata L. common name: fall phlox, summer phlox, garden phlox, perrenial phlox
187	Species  patula A. Nels. syn. Phlox multiflora ssp. patula
188	Species  peckii Wherry common name: Peck's phlox
189	Species  pilosa L.
	190    Varietas  amplexicaulis (Raf.) Wherry syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. pulcherrima 191    Varietas  aspera (E. Nels.) Wherry ex Gould syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. latisepala 192    Subspecies  deamii Levin common name: Deam's phlox 193    Subspecies  detonsa (Gray) Wherry common name: downy phlox 194    Varietas  detonsa Gray syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. detonsa 195    Subspecies  fulgida (Wherry) Wherry common name: downy phlox 196    Varietas  fulgida Wherry syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. fulgida 197    Subspecies  latisepala Wherry common name: downy phlox 198    Varietas  longipilosa (Waterfall) J.& C. Taylor syn. Phlox longipilosa 199    Subspecies  ozarkana (Wherry) Wherry common name: Ozark phlox 200    Varietas  ozarkana Wherry syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. ozarkana 201    Subspecies  pilosa common name: downy phlox 202    Subspecies  pulcherrima Lundell common name: downy phlox 203    Subspecies  riparia Wherry common name: streamside phlox 204    Subspecies  sangamonensis Levin & Sm. common name: downy phlox 205    Varietas  virens (Michx.) Wherry syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa
206	Species  pulchra Wherry common name: Alabama phlox
207	Species  pulvinata (Wherry) Cronq. common name: cushion phlox
208	Species  pungens Dorn common name: prickly phlox
209	Species  pyramidalis Sm. syn. Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis
210	Species  richardsonii Hook.
	211    Subspecies  alaskensis (Jordal) Wherry common name: Alaskan phlox 212    Subspecies  richardsonii common name: Richardson's phlox
213	Species  rigida Benth. common name: stiff phlox
214	Species  roemeriana Scheele common name: goldeneye phlox
215	Species  scleranthifolia Rydb. syn. Phlox diffusa ssp. scleranthifolia
216	Species  sibirica L.
	217    Subspecies  alaskensis (Jordal) A.& D. L�ve syn. Phlox richardsonii ssp. alaskensis 218    Varietas  alaskensis (Jordal) Boivin syn. Phlox richardsonii ssp. alaskensis 219    Subspecies  borealis (Wherry) Shetler common name: boreal phlox 220    Varietas  borealis (Wherry) Boivin syn. Phlox sibirica ssp. borealis 221    Subspecies  pulvinata (Wherry) W.A. Weber syn. Phlox pulvinata 222    Subspecies  richardsonii (Hook.) Hult�n syn. Phlox richardsonii ssp. richardsonii 223    Varietas  richardsonii (Hook.) Welsh syn. Phlox richardsonii ssp. richardsonii
224	Species  speciosa Pursh
	225    Subspecies  euspeciosa Brand syn. Phlox speciosa ssp. woodhousei 226    Subspecies  lanceolata (E. Nels.) Wherry common name: showy phlox 227    Subspecies  lignosa Brand common name: showy phlox 228    Subspecies  nitida (Suksdorf) Wherry common name: showy phlox 229    Varietas  nitida Suksdorf syn. Phlox speciosa ssp. nitida 230    Subspecies  occidentalis (Dur. ex Torr.) Wherry common name: showy phlox 231    Varietas  occidentalis (Dur. ex Torr.) M.E. Peck syn. Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis 232    Subspecies  speciosa common name: showy phlox 233    Subspecies  woodhousei (Torr. ex Gray) Wherry common name: Woodhouse's phlox 234    Varietas  woodhousei Torr. ex Gray syn. Phlox speciosa ssp. woodhousei
235	Species  stansburyi (Torr.) Heller
	236    Varietas  brevifolia (Gray) E. Nels. syn. Phlox stansburyi ssp. stansburyi 237    Subspecies  eustansburyi Brand syn. Phlox stansburyi ssp. stansburyi 238    Varietas  hirsuta (E. Nels.) Jepson syn. Phlox hirsuta 239    Subspecies  stansburyi common name: cold-desert phlox 240    Subspecies  superba (Brand) Wherry common name: cold-desert phlox
241	Species  stellaria Gray syn. Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria
242	Species  stolonifera Sims common name: creeping phlox
243	Species  subulata L. common name: moss phlox
	244    Subspecies  australis (Wherry) Wherry common name: moss phlox 245    Varietas  australis Wherry syn. Phlox subulata ssp. australis 246    Subspecies  brittonii (Small) Wherry common name: Britton's phlox 247    Varietas  brittonii (Small) Wherry syn. Phlox subulata ssp. brittonii 248    Varietas  setacea (L.) Brand syn. Phlox subulata ssp. australis 249    Subspecies  subulata common name: moss phlox
250	Species  superba Brand syn. Phlox stansburyi ssp. superba
251	Species  tenuifolia E. Nels. common name: Santa Catalina Mountain phlox
252	Species  tharpii Whitehouse syn. Phlox drummondii ssp. tharpii
253	Species  triovulata Thurb. ex Torr. common name: threeseed phlox
254	Species  tumulosa (Wherry) Wherry syn. Phlox griseola ssp. tumulosa
255	Species  variabilis Brand
	256    Subspecies  nudata Wherry common name: variegated phlox 257    Subspecies  variabilis common name: variegated phlox
258	Species  villosissima (Gray) Small p.p. syn. Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa
259	Species  viridis E. Nels.
	260    Subspecies  compacta (Brand) Wherry common name: green phlox 261    Subspecies  longipes (M.E. Jones) Wherry common name: green phlox 262    Subspecies  viridis common name: green phlox
263	Species  viscida E. Nels. common name: sticky phlox
264	Species  woodhousei (Torr. ex Gray) E. Nels. syn. Phlox speciosa ssp. woodhousei
265	Species  x glutinosa Buckl. (pro sp.)
266	Species  x procumbens Lehm. (pro sp.)
267	Species  x rugelii Brand (pro sp.)

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