Phlox nivalis
Appearance
Phlox nivalis | |
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Phlox nivalis 'Nivea' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Phlox |
Species: | P. nivalis
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Binomial name | |
Phlox nivalis Lodd. ex Sweet
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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". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ a b Phlox nivalis. Center for Plant Conservation.
- ^ Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis. Texas Parks & Wildlife.
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