Biology:Phlox adsurgens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Phlox adsurgens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. adsurgens
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlox adsurgens Torr. ex A.Gray
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Armeria adsurgens (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kuntze | |
Phlox adsurgens, the northern phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae.[2] It is native to the United States, in Oregon and a section of the northern Coast Ranges of California, where it belongs to the flora in forested and wooded mountain habitat. This decumbent herbaceous perennial has erect branches up to 30 cm (1 ft) long. The oval leaves are 1 to 3 cm (2⁄5 to 1 1⁄5 in) long and oppositely arranged in pairs. The inflorescence is a cluster of five-lobed pink flowers.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
The Latin specific epithet adsurgens means "rising upwards".[4]
References
- ↑ "Phlox adsurgens Torr. ex A.Gray" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/193339-2.
- ↑ "Phlox adsurgens". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=6432.
- ↑ "Phlox adsurgens northern phlox". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/12712/phlox-adsurgens/details.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7186534 entry
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