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| Phlox stolonifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. stolonifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlox stolonifera Sims | |
Phlox stolonifera (Creeping phlox, Moss phlox, Flowering moss, Ground pink, or Moss pinks) is a flowering plant in the genus Phlox.
It is native to the eastern United States in forests in the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia.
It is a creeping stoloniferous perennial plant growing 15-25 cm tall. The leaves on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long. The flowers are produced in early spring, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with the five-lobed corolla pale violet to purple, pink or white in color, and yellow stamens.
Gallery
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A patch of Creeping phlox
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Flowers
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Leaf closeup
External links
- University of Georgia: Phlox stolonifera (includes range map)
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phlox stolonifera
- North Carolina State University: Phlox stolonifera
- news.aol.com, Photo of the Day 05-01-08
- search.yahoo.com, Photos of Moss phlox, Hitsujiyama Park, Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
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