Phlox, the Glossary
Phlox (φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", φλόγες) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae.[1]
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58 relations: Alpine tundra, Annual plant, Aroma compound, Capsule (fruit), Carl Linnaeus, Cultivar, Cutting (plant), Deer, Dehiscence (botany), Dot moth, Gazoryctra wielgusi, Groundhog, Hummingbird hawk-moth, Larva, Lepidoptera, Perennial, Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amoena, Phlox austromontana, Phlox bifida, Phlox buckleyi, Phlox caespitosa, Phlox carolina, Phlox condensata, Phlox cuspidata, Phlox diffusa, Phlox divaricata, Phlox dolichantha, Phlox douglasii, Phlox drummondii, Phlox glaberrima, Phlox glabriflora, Phlox hirsuta, Phlox hoodii, Phlox maculata, Phlox nivalis, Phlox oklahomensis, Phlox ovata, Phlox paniculata, Phlox pilosa, Phlox pulchra, Phlox pulvinata, Phlox roemeriana, Phlox sibirica, Phlox speciosa, Phlox stolonifera, Phlox subulata, Phlox tenuifolia, Phlox variabilis, ... Expand index (8 more) »
- Polemoniaceae genera
Alpine tundra
Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate.
Annual plant
An annual plant is a plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one growing season, and then dies.
Aroma compound
An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.
Capsule (fruit)
In botany, a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants).
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
Cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and which retains those traits when propagated.
Cutting (plant)
A plant cutting is a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for vegetative (asexual) propagation.
Deer
A deer (deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).
See Phlox and Deer
Dehiscence (botany)
Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents.
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Dot moth
The dot moth (Melanchra persicariae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Gazoryctra wielgusi
Gazoryctra wielgusi is a moth of the family Hepialidae.
See Phlox and Gazoryctra wielgusi
Groundhog
The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as the woodchuck, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
Hummingbird hawk-moth
The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia.
See Phlox and Hummingbird hawk-moth
Larva
A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.
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Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths.
Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
Phlox adsurgens
Phlox adsurgens, the northern phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae.
Phlox alyssifolia
Phlox alyssifolia, the alyssum-leaved phlox, is a flowering plant in the genus Phlox.
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Phlox amoena
Phlox amoena, commonly called hairy phlox, is a flowering plant in the phlox family.
Phlox austromontana
Phlox austromontana is a species of phlox known by the common name mountain phlox.
See Phlox and Phlox austromontana
Phlox bifida
Phlox bifida, commonly known as cleft phlox or sand phlox, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Polemoniaceae (phlox) family that is native to the central United States.
Phlox buckleyi
Phlox buckleyi, common name swordleaf phlox or shale-barren phlox, is a plant species native to Virginia and West Virginia.
Phlox caespitosa
Phlox caespitosa is a species of phlox known by the common name tufted phlox.
See Phlox and Phlox caespitosa
Phlox carolina
Phlox carolina, the thickleaf phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae.
Phlox condensata
Phlox condensata is a species of phlox known by the common name dwarf phlox.
See Phlox and Phlox condensata
Phlox cuspidata
Phlox cuspidata, the pointed phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the US states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.
Phlox diffusa
Phlox diffusa is a species of phlox known by the common name spreading phlox.
Phlox divaricata
Phlox divaricata, the wild blue phlox, woodland phlox, or wild sweet william, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to forests and fields in eastern North America.
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Phlox dolichantha
Phlox dolichantha is a species of phlox known by the common name Big Bear Valley phlox.
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Phlox douglasii
Phlox douglasii, common name tufted phlox or Columbia phlox, is a species of perennial herb belonging to the family Polemoniaceae.
Phlox drummondii
Phlox drummondii (commonly annual phlox or Drummond's phlox) is a flowering plant in the genus Phlox of the family Polemoniaceae.
See Phlox and Phlox drummondii
Phlox glaberrima
Phlox glaberrima, commonly called smooth phlox and sometimes marsh phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family.
See Phlox and Phlox glaberrima
Phlox glabriflora
Phlox glabriflora is an annual species of Phlox found in southern Texas.
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Phlox hirsuta
Phlox hirsuta, the Yreka phlox or hairy phlox,.
Phlox hoodii
Phlox hoodii, the spiny phlox or carpet phlox, is a species of phlox.
Phlox maculata
Phlox maculata, commonly called meadow phlox, as well as wild sweet William and marsh phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native the eastern United States and introduced to eastern Canada.
Phlox nivalis
Phlox nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the Polemoniaceae family, it is commonly known as the trailing phlox, but other common names include Pineland phlox, Pine phlox, and sweet trailing.
Phlox oklahomensis
Phlox oklahomensis, the Oklahoma phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae.
See Phlox and Phlox oklahomensis
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.
Phlox paniculata
Phlox paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae). Phlox and phlox paniculata are Garden plants.
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Phlox pilosa
Phlox pilosa, the downy phlox or prairie phlox, is an herbaceous plant in the family Polemoniaceae.
Phlox pulchra
Phlox pulchra, commonly known as Wherry's phlox or Alabama phlox, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniacea.
Phlox pulvinata
Phlox pulvinata is a species of phlox known by the common name cushion phlox.
Phlox roemeriana
Phlox roemeriana, the goldeneye phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to Texas.
See Phlox and Phlox roemeriana
Phlox sibirica
Phlox sibirica, the Siberian phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to eastern European Russia, most regions of Siberia, northern parts of the Russian Far East, Mongolia, and Alaska.
Phlox speciosa
Phlox speciosa is a species of phlox known by the common name showy phlox.
Phlox stolonifera
Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox or moss phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae.
See Phlox and Phlox stolonifera
Phlox subulata
Phlox subulata the creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink or mountain phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to eastern and central USA, and widely cultivated. Phlox and phlox subulata are Garden plants.
Phlox tenuifolia
Phlox tenuifolia, the Santa Catalina Mountain phlox, is a white flowered plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) that can be found with stems climbing through shrubs and other vegetation growing on rocky slopes of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.
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Phlox variabilis
Phlox variabilis, the variegated phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the U.S. states of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Texas.
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Plant propagation
Plant propagation is the process by which new plants grow from various sources, including seeds, cuttings, and other plant parts.
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Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 27 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America.
Prairie
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas).
See Phlox and Rabbit
Schinia indiana
Schinia indiana, or the phlox moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Seed
In botany, a seed is a plant embryo and food reserve enclosed in a protective outer covering called a seed coat (testa).
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Siberia
Siberia (Sibir') is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
Woodland
A woodland is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and Australian English explained below).
See also
Polemoniaceae genera
- Acanthogilia
- Aliciella
- Allophyllum
- Bonplandia
- Cantua
- Cobaea
- Collomia
- Dayia (plant)
- Eriastrum
- Gilia
- Giliastrum
- Gymnosteris
- Ipomopsis
- Langloisia
- Lathrocasis
- Leptosiphon
- Linanthus
- Loeselia
- Loeseliastrum
- Maculigilia
- Microgilia
- Microsteris
- Navarretia
- Phlox
- Polemonium
- Saltugilia
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox
Also known as Culture of phlox, Dwarf Snowball, Large-flowering Dwarf, Phloxes, Wild phlox.
, Plant propagation, Polemoniaceae, Prairie, Rabbit, Schinia indiana, Seed, Siberia, Woodland.