Phlox nivalis
Phlox nivalis | |
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Phlox nivalis 'Nivea' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | 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
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- ↑ Phlox nivalis. GRIN Species Profile.
- 1 2 Phlox nivalis. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ↑ Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis. Texas Parks & Wildlife.
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