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Phlox L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 151 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029286.

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Synonyms of Phlox

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Lychnidea Hill Brit. Herb. : 103 (1756) wfo-1200070630
Armeria L. ex Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891) wfo-1200070646
Fonna Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 214 (1763) wfo-4000014909
Phloxus St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 109 (1880) wfo-4100003455

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Phlox:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox alaskana Jordal Rhodora 54: 38. 1952 wfo-0000490154
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox albomarginatum subsp. minor (M.E.Jones) Wherry – wfo-0001367231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox amoena var. lightipei Brand Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 250: 70. 1907 wfo-0001395586
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox andicola Nutt. ex A.Gray Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 254. 1870 wfo-1200009765
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox arendsii H.B.May J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 38(2): cli (1912) wfo-0001354173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox aspera Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 109. 1830 wfo-1200095944
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox atropurpurea hort. ex Kolb Alpenpflanzen (1890) 209, nomen. wfo-0001355192
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox caespitosa subsp. muscoides (Nutt.) Brand – wfo-0001367115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox ciliata H.R.Wehrh. Gartenstauden 2: 847 (1931) wfo-0000485033
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox cultorum Thorsrud & Reisaeter Norske Pl. : 82 (1948) wfo-0000484994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox divaricata f. albiflora (Dw.Moore) McGregor Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 60: 162. 1957 wfo-0001403173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox divergens Wender. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 322 (Quid ?). wfo-0000484973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox douglasii var. scleranthifolia (Rydb.) Brand. – wfo-0001391654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox drummondie var. heynholdii (Grieve) Whitehouse – wfo-0001392217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox erianthema Wender. Schriften Ges. Beförd. Gesammten Naturwiss. Marburg 2: 245 (1831) wfo-0000484978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox frondosa Bailly Fl. Pleine Terre ed. 2: 683 1866 — wfo-0000484993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox frondosa Earley J. Hort. Cottage Gard. 32: 111 (1864) wfo-1200070664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox fruticosa hort. ex Reider Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 638 1830 wfo-1200109476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox henryae Wherry Natl. Hort. Mag. 20: 151 (1941) wfo-0000485009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox hortorum Bergmans Vaste Pl. Rotsheesters : 400 (1924) wfo-0000484999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox hybrida Raf. Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 353 (1808) wfo-0000485000
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox imminens H.St.John Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 102 (1929) wfo-0000485001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox insignis De Jonghe Rev. Hort. (Paris) sér. 2, 4: 365 1846 wfo-1000057072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox kelseyi var. salina (M.E.Jones) Tiehm J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 18(1): 15 (2024) wfo-1200105980
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox leopoldiana Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 14: t. 266 (1848) wfo-0000484130
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox lilacina hort. ex Wherry Natl. Hort. Mag. 14: 213 (1935) wfo-0001330904
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox longifolia var. humilis (Douglas ex Hook.) M.Peck Man. Pl. Oregon 571. 1941 Madrono, 6: 135. 1941 wfo-0001411670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox longifolia var. tenuifolia A.Gray Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 250: 67. 1907 wfo-0001395628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox macrophylla Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 109. 1830 wfo-1200095943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox marginata (Brand) A.Nelson – wfo-0001350351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox maxima hort. ex Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 502 1835 wfo-1000076115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox nelsonii G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. iii. 101 (1886). wfo-0000484139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox nelsonii G.W.Johnson & R.Hogg J. Hort. Cottage Gard. , ser. 2, 28: 366 (1875) — wfo-1200070636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox oliverorum Locklear Phlox : 277 (2011) wfo-0000750037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox ovata var. carolina (L.) J.H.Schaffn. – wfo-0001391648
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox pilosa f. albiflora Standl. Rhodora 34: 176. 1932 wfo-0001403180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox pilosa var. texana Blank. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 183 1907 wfo-1200099620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox procumbens Lehm. Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1828: 17 (1828) wfo-0000484098
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox procumbens Lehm. Linnaea 5(3): 383. 1830 [Jul 1830] wfo-0000484101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox procumbens Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 26 (1888) wfo-0000484100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox pumila F.Dietr. Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 10: 583 (1840) — wfo-1000057976
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox pyramidata Sm. Exot. Bot. 2: 55, t. 87 1805 — wfo-0001043158
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox richardsonii subsp. alaskana (Jordal) Wherry – wfo-0001367113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox rosea J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. : 38 (1833) wfo-0000484209
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox rugelii Brand Pflanzenr. , IV, 250: 73 (1907) wfo-0000484215
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox sibirica var. alaskana (Jordal) B.Boivin – wfo-0001392425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox sibirica var. alaskana (Jordal) S.L.Welsh Great Basin Naturalist 28: 154. 1968 wfo-0001395641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox siebmanni Benth. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 303, sphalm. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] wfo-0001100011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox speciosa var. latifolia Brand Pflanzenr. (Engler) 4, Fam. 250: 74. 1907 wfo-0001397771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox stansburyi var. brevifolia (A.Gray) Brand – wfo-0001391582
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox tigrina Wender. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. ii. 323 (Quid ?). wfo-0000484229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox unidentata Bertero ex Colla Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino xxxviii. (1835) 126. t. 39. wfo-0000484233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox uniflora Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 47 (1817) wfo-0000484235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox verna J.Forbes Hort. Woburn. : 38 (1833) wfo-0000484231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox villosissima subsp. latisepala (Wherry) Locklear J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 649. 2009 [25 Nov 2009] wfo-0001368317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox violacea Sessé & Moc. Naturaleza (Mexico City) , ser. 2, 1(App.): 26 (1888) wfo-0000484219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox virginalis Reider Bloemk. Beschr. 109 1830 wfo-1000075799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox virida E.E.Nelson Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox. 24. 1899 : see P. viridis wfo-0000484221
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox welesii Reider Schnell Unterr. Bot. Blumist 502 1835 wfo-1000076116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Phlox whittakeri Locklear Phlox : 278 (2011) wfo-0000750036