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Phlox nivalis

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Phlox nivalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phlox nivalis
Subspecies[2]
  • Phlox nivalis subsp. nivalis
  • Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis Lundell
Synonyms[3]
  • Phlox hentzii
  • Phlox texensis

Phlox nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the Polemoniaceae family with the common names trailing phlox and pineland phlox. It is native to the southeastern United States, Texas, Michigan, and Utah.[4]

One subspecies of this plant, Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis, the Texas trailing phlox or Texan phlox, is a rare plant federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.[5] The subspecies is endemic to Texas, where there are populations in three counties.[6] At one time, the subspecies was thought to be extinct. It was rediscovered in 1972.[5]

Taxonomy

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In 1827 Phlox nivalis was named by Robert Sweet, though he attributed the name to George Loddiges. It is part of the Phlox genus which is classified in the Polemoniaceae family and has two accepted subspecies.[2]

  • Phlox nivalis subsp. nivalis – Native to the southeastern US, Michigan, and Utah[2]
  • Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis – Native to Texas[2]

Phlox nivalis has 11 synonyms of the species or one of its two subspecies.[7]

Table of Synonyms
Name Year Rank Synonym of: Notes
Phlox hentzii Nutt. 1834 species subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox nivalis subsp. hentzii (Nutt.) Wherry 1956 subspecies subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox nivalis var. hentzii (Nutt.) D.B.Ward 2012 variety subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox nivalis f. roseiflora Fernald 1949 form subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox nivalis f. rubella Moldenke 1973 form subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox nivalis var. texensis (Lundell) B.L.Turner 1998 variety subsp. texensis ≡ hom.
Phlox subulata subvar. hentzii (Nutt.) Brand 1907 subvariety subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox subulata f. hentzii (Nutt.) Voss 1894 form subsp. nivalis = het.
Phlox subulata subsp. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Brand 1907 subspecies P. nivalis ≡ hom.
Phlox subulata f. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Voss 1894 form P. nivalis ≡ hom.
Phlox texensis (Lundell) Lundell 1945 species subsp. texensis ≡ hom.
Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym

References

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Sources

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  • CPC (n.d.). "Texas Trailing Phlox (Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis)". Center for Plant Conservation (saveplants.org). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  • NatureServe (1 November 2024). "Phlox nivalis Trailing Phlox". NatureServe Explorer (explorer.natureserve.org). NatureServe. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  • POWO (2026). "Phlox nivalis G.Lodd. ex Sweet". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  • POWO (2026a). "Phlox nivalis subsp. nivalis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  • POWO (2026b). "Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis Lundell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  • TPWD (n.d.). "Texas trailing phlox". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  • USDA, NRCS (2014). "Phlox nivalis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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