Phlox subulata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Polemoniaceae
Family (Traditional)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Phlox
Species:	Phlox subulata L.
Common Name	Moss Phlox
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Ovules per Carpel: 5; Ovules per Carpel: 6; Ovules per Carpel: 7; Ovules per Carpel: 8; Ovules per Carpel: 9; Ovules per Carpel: 10; Ovules per Carpel: 11; Ovules per Carpel: 12; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Breathitt (KY), Carter (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Floyd (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lawrence (KY), Madison (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1942 - 2013

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	26 Apr 1994	Deborah White	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100743747	Estill	Kentucky	01 Apr 1968	Nancy Hill	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573631	Perry	Kentucky	26 Apr 1970	Jackie Smith	EKY Phlox subulata
TENN-V-0241192	Grainger	Tennessee			TENN Phlox subulata
UCHT024401	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
UCHT024403	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
UCHT024399	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0063542	Jefferson	Kentucky	24 Apr 1942		APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0062733	Powell	Kentucky	12 Jun 1983	Max Medley	APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0063541	Jefferson	Kentucky	03 May 1965		APSC Phlox subulata
HTTU012212		Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU012209	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017193	Rutherford	Tennessee	28 Mar 1988	Michael B. Gupton 4	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017182	Rutherford	Tennessee	06 Apr 2011	Meghan Harrell, Ashley Lyon 16	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017134	Rutherford	Tennessee	10 Apr 1995	Kevin Winston 13	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017189	Williamson	Tennessee	20 Apr 1997	Ashley Drake 4	MTSU Phlox subulata
31234100573649	Powell	Kentucky	15 Apr 1994	Eric B. Davis 33	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573664	Powell	Kentucky	25 Apr 1999	Timothy J. Weckman 4685	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573623	Madison	Kentucky	22 Apr 1978	Elwood Blake 40	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573599	Madison	Kentucky	12 Apr 1976	J. McClary 27	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573565	Jackson	Kentucky	01 Apr 1978	Keth McCutcheon 33	EKY Phlox subulata
UCHT024405	Knox	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0007900	Maury	Tennessee	05 Apr 2008	Kristina Franks and Tina Spencer 24	APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0063544	Jefferson	Kentucky	12 Apr 1956		APSC Phlox subulata
HTTU029138	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017184	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Apr 2007	Brandon Richards 11	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU023938	Williamson	Tennessee			MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017197	DeKalb	Tennessee	20 Mar 1991	Riki Howard 46	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017200	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 Apr 1986	Benedicta Kurunwune 29	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017209	Williamson	Tennessee	20 Apr 1986	Jim Ohlsson 14	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017186	Williamson	Tennessee	02 Apr 2002	Leah Crow 31	MTSU Phlox subulata
31234100573698	Montgomery	Tennessee		R. L. Jones	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573508	Estill	Kentucky	01 Jul 1988	Richard G. Guetig 754	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573557	Floyd	Kentucky	02 May 1970	Chris Shepherd	EKY Phlox subulata
N/A	Elliott	Kentucky	05 Apr 2012	M. Greene	EKY Phlox subulata
UCHT024409	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
UCHT024408	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
HTTU019188	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU012210	Fentress	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU012213	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU012208	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017191	Coffee	Tennessee	25 Mar 1994	Charles Lawson 25	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017217	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Apr 1985	Kenneth Hayes	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017205	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Apr 1987	David Seber 24	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017218	Coffee	Tennessee	17 Apr 1987	Kim A. Davis 49	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017201	Rutherford	Tennessee	26 Apr 1989	Brad Miller 46	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017221	Claiborne	Tennessee	08 Apr 1987	Riley E. Sain 34	MTSU Phlox subulata
31234100573516	Estill	Kentucky	14 Apr 1988	Julian Campbell	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573615	Madison	Kentucky	13 Apr 1978	Steve Vogelsang 17	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573607	Madison	Kentucky	22 Apr 1978	Dave Breen 11	EKY Phlox subulata
UCHT024411	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
UCHT024402	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0063543	Rowan	Kentucky	13 Apr 1946	Mary Wharton	APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0119192	Estill	Kentucky			APSC Phlox subulata
HTTU024216	Wilson	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU019189	Morgan	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU012211		Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU027527	Warren	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017196	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 Apr 1987	Patty Drewry 45	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017210		Tennessee		Nathan D. Holburn 2	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017192	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 Apr 1992	Paul Richardson 33	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017219	Davidson	Tennessee	16 Apr 1983	Robin Huckabee 27	MTSU Phlox subulata
UOS04976	Franklin	Tennessee		Mary P Priestley	UOS Phlox subulata
31234100573524	Estill	Kentucky	03 May 1978	William H. Martin	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573581	Madison	Kentucky	19 May 1984	Ronald L. Jones 4270	EKY Phlox subulata
UHT024401	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
UCHT024410	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0062726	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0092479	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0007818	Stewart	Tennessee	21 Apr 1978	Edward Chester, Jackie Stack, and Larry Carpenter 3278	APSC Phlox subulata
HTTU024034		Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017208	Rutherford	Tennessee	26 Apr 1986	Benedicta Kurunwune 26	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017204	Davidson	Tennessee	12 Apr 1986	Dale Dorman 31	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017203	Williamson	Tennessee	06 Apr 1986	Mike Uss 25	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017199	Rutherford	Tennessee	13 Apr 1985	Steve Patel 13	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017187	Rutherford	Tennessee	05 Apr 1996	Tine M. Kline 31	MTSU Phlox subulata
UCHT034156	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
SWMT02931	Shelby	Tennessee		Clara Ann Mormann	SWMT Phlox subulata
31234100573532	Estill	Kentucky	09 Jun 1981	Richard H. Hannan 6931	EKY Phlox subulata
UCHT024400	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0007817	Trigg	Kentucky	17 Apr 1985	Edward Chester 85-93	APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0062708	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Phlox subulata
APSC0076935	Carter	Kentucky			APSC Phlox subulata
MTSU017215	Rutherford	Tennessee	14 Apr 1984	Don Burgess 19	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017206	Rutherford	Tennessee	11 Apr 1989	Flower 22	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017181	Cannon	Tennessee	12 Apr 2009	Rachel Sellers 28	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017188	Gibson	Tennessee	10 Apr 1998	Crystal L. Lemings 10	MTSU Phlox subulata
UCHT034155		Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
BEREA025054	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Phlox subulata
N/A	White	Tennessee		Hannah MacGregor	HTTU Phlox subulata
31234100573656	Powell	Kentucky	25 Oct 1978	Richard H. Hannan 102300945	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573680	Rowan	Kentucky	12 Apr 1987	Allison W. Cusick 26234	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573573	Lawrence	Kentucky	19 Apr 2008	Romie Hughart, Richard Thompson s.n.	EKY Phlox subulata
TENN-V-0181241	Adair	Kentucky			TENN Phlox subulata
TENN-V-0181243	Adair	Kentucky			TENN Phlox subulata
APSC0007816	Stewart	Tennessee	25 Mar 1987	Edward Chester 87-22	APSC Phlox subulata
HTTU032886	White	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
HTTU031232	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Phlox subulata
MTSU017214	Rutherford	Tennessee	27 Apr 1984	Lynn Kimberlin 31	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017183	Wilson	Tennessee	31 Mar 2012	Nancy Duke 10	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017151	Rutherford	Tennessee	01 Apr 2013	Nia Davis, Deborah Davis 23	MTSU Phlox subulata
31234100573540	Estill	Kentucky	10 Jun 1981	Richard H. Hannan 7004	EKY Phlox subulata
N/A	Breathitt	Kentucky	27 Apr 1996	Hager Rice 69	EKY Phlox subulata
31234100573672	Powell	Kentucky	26 Apr 1994	Deborah White s.n.	EKY Phlox subulata
TENN-V-0181242	Adair	Kentucky			TENN Phlox subulata
UCHT024398	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata
APSC0063540	Grainger	Tennessee			APSC Phlox subulata
MTSU017211	Davidson	Tennessee	01 Apr 1986	Ramona Winters 5	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017206MTSU017207	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017185	Giles	Tennessee	06 Apr 2007	Julie Folks 4	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017194	Coffee	Tennessee	01 Apr 1995	Jagruti Patidar 13	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017213	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 Apr 1985	Pam Bohall 11	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017202	Rutherford	Tennessee	30 Apr 1989	Brian Boatman 33	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017220	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Apr 1980	Jamie Jones 154	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017190	Warren	Tennessee	01 Apr 1995	Carolyn Pinckley 32	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017195	Marshall	Tennessee	10 Apr 1991	Melissa E. Jablonski 30	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017216	Bradley	Tennessee	26 Mar 1976	M.E.M 26	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017212	Rutherford	Tennessee	04 Apr 1986	Joe Jones	MTSU Phlox subulata
MTSU017198	Cheatham	Tennessee	06 Apr 1986	Reagan Bristol 20	MTSU Phlox subulata
UCHT036592	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Phlox subulata

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