Phlox stolonifera
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Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox or moss phlox) is a herbaceous perennial plant spreading by stolons, native to woodland in and near the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia. There are naturalized populations as far north as Québec.[1]
Flowers are pale purple, pink, or white, 2-2.5 cm (0.8-1.0 inches) across, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens, borne on stems 15-25 cm (6-10 inches) tall. They lack the central band of color that is present in Phlox subulata.[2]
Leaves are ovate. Those on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm (1.2-1.8 inches) long and 1.8 cm (0.72 inches) broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm (0.8 inches) long.[2]
Gallery
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Creeping Phlox with dogwood tree.jpg
Large patch of phlox
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Phlox stolonifera 01.jpg
Creeping stems at edge of patch
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CreepingPhlox-CentralMA-20140513.jpg
References
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sims, John. 1802. Curtis's botanical magazine plate 563 and preceding unnumbered text page full-page color illustration, description and commentary in English
External links
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- Discover Life, University of Georgia (includes distribution map)
- Germplasm Resources Information Network
- North Carolina State University
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