Phlox ovata (syn. Phlox latifolia), the Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, or wideflower phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern United States.[1][2] A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Phlox ovata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Phlox latifolia Michx. Wideflower Phlox, Mountain Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ Locklear, James H. (2011). "Phlox ovata L. (Polemoniaceae): Clarification of the Nomenclature of the Allegheny Phlox". Castanea. 76: 116–117. doi:10.2179/10-007.1. S2CID 86523276.