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Phlox  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 30897

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): phlox [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderAsteranae   
                         OrderEricales   
                            FamilyPolemoniaceae  – phlox  
                               GenusPhlox L. – phlox  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Phlox aculeata A. Nelson – sagebrush phlox 
                                  Species Phlox acuminata Pursh  
                                  Species Phlox adsurgens Torr. ex A. Gray – northern phlox 
                                  Species Phlox albomarginata M.E. Jones – whitemargin phlox 
                                  Species Phlox alyssifolia Greene – alyssum-leaf phlox, alyssumleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox amabilis Brand – Arizona phlox 
                                  Species Phlox amoena Sims – hairy phlox 
                                  Species Phlox amplifolia Britton – largeleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox andicola E.E. Nelson – prairie phlox 
                                  Species Phlox austromontana Coville – mountain phlox, desert mountain phlox, desert phlox 
                                  Species Phlox bifida L.C. Beck – cleft phlox 
                                  Species Phlox buckleyi Wherry – swordleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox caespitosa Nutt. – tufted phlox, Douglas phlox 
                                  Species Phlox carolina L. – thickleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox caryophylla Wherry – clove phlox 
                                  Species Phlox cluteana A. Nelson – Navajo Mountain phlox 
                                  Species Phlox colubrina Wherry & Constance – Snake River phlox 
                                  Species Phlox condensata (A. Gray) E.E. Nelson – dwarf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox covillei E.E. Nelson – Coville's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox cuspidata Scheele – pointed phlox, cuspid phlox 
                                  Species Phlox diffusa Benth. – spreading phlox 
                                  Species Phlox dispersa Sharsm. – High Sierra phlox 
                                  Species Phlox divaricata L. – wild blue phlox 
                                  Species Phlox dolichantha A. Gray – Big Bear Valley phlox, Bear Valley Phlox 
                                  Species Phlox drummondii Hook. – Drummond's phlox, annual phlox 
                                  Species Phlox floridana Benth. – Florida phlox 
                                  Species Phlox glaberrima L. – smooth phlox 
                                  Species Phlox glabriflora (Brand) Whitehouse – Rio Grande phlox 
                                  Species Phlox gladiformis (M.E. Jones) E.E. Nelson – musky phlox, Red Canyon phlox 
                                  Species Phlox X glutinosa Buckley (pro. sp.) – phlox 
                                  Species Phlox griseola Wherry – grayleaf phlox, gray-leaf phlox, Arizona phlox 
                                  Species Phlox hendersonii (E.E. Nelson) Cronquist – Henderson's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox hirsuta E.E. Nelson – Yreka phlox 
                                  Species Phlox hoodii Richardson – spiny phlox, Hood's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox idahonis Wherry – Clearwater phlox 
                                  Species Phlox jonesii Wherry – Zion phlox 
                                  Species Phlox kelseyi Britton – Kelsey's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox latifolia Michx. – wideflower phlox 
                                  Species Phlox longifolia Nutt. – longleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox longipilosa Waterf. – longhair phlox, downy phlox 
                                  Species Phlox maculata L. – wild sweetwilliam 
                                  Species Phlox mesoleuca Greene – threadleaf phlox 
                                  Species Phlox missoulensis Wherry – Missoula phlox 
                                  Species Phlox mollis Wherry – soft phlox 
                                  Species Phlox multiflora A. Nelson – flowery phlox, Rocky Mountain phlox 
                                  Species Phlox nana Nutt. – Santa Fe phlox 
                                  Species Phlox nivalis Lodd. ex Sweet – trailing phlox 
                                  Species Phlox oklahomensis Wherry – Oklahoma phlox 
                                  Species Phlox opalensis Dorn – opal phlox 
                                  Species Phlox paniculata L. – fall phlox 
                                  Species Phlox peckii Wherry – Peck's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox pilosa L. – downy phlox 
                                  Species Phlox X procumbens Lehm. (pro. sp.)  
                                  Species Phlox pulchra Wherry – Alabama phlox 
                                  Species Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronquist – powder phlox, cushion phlox 
                                  Species Phlox pungens Dorn – prickly phlox 
                                  Species Phlox richardsonii Hook. – Richardson's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox rigida Benth. – stiff phlox 
                                  Species Phlox roemeriana Scheele – goldeneye phlox, Roemer's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox X rugelii Brand (pro. sp.) – Rugel's phlox 
                                  Species Phlox sibirica L. – Siberian phlox 
                                  Species Phlox speciosa Pursh – showy phlox 
                                  Species Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A. Heller – Stansbury's phlox, cold-desert phlox 
                                  Species Phlox stolonifera Sims – creeping phlox 
                                  Species Phlox subulata L. – moss phlox 
                                  Species Phlox tenuifolia E.E. Nelson – Santa Catalina phlox, Santa Catalina Mountain phlox 
                                  Species Phlox triovulata Thurb. ex Torr. – three-seed phlox, threeseed phlox 
                                  Species Phlox variabilis Brand – variegated phlox 
                                  Species Phlox viridis E.E. Nelson – green phlox 
                                  Species Phlox viscida E.E. Nelson – sticky phlox 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Phlox   
       
  Source: Polemoniaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Phlox   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Phlox   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Phlox   
       
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