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wideflower phlox
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wideflower phlox

Phlox ovata

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. A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 861759.