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| Scientific Name | Phlox cuspidata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHCU2 |
| Common Name | Pointed Phlox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30929 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Prairies, grasslands, open oak woodlands; sandy or loamy soils; somewhat hairy. Plant: Small annual, single or branched stems 2-1/2 to 6 inches tall. Leaves: Lower leaves opposite, oblanceolate becoming alternate and elliptic to linear upward; up to 1-3/8 long and 1/3-inch wide; margins entire. Inflorescence: Terminal clusters of a few flowers with 5 pointed petals, blue/purple to pink with faintly streaked pale eye; corolla tube somewhat hairy, some hairs glandular. Bloom Period: February to May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Phlox drummondii ssp. mcallisteri | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHDRM2 |
| Common Name | McAllister's Phlox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 845307 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Sandy, open ground; native to North Central Texas. Plant: Low, upright annual 4 to 20 inches tall; stems and leaves covered with long, soft, hairs; may be sparsely glandular. Leaves: Narrow leaves oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 3/8 to 2-3/4 inches long and up to 1/2 to almost 3/4 inches wide; opposite below becoming alternate, sessile to clasping. Inflorescence: Numerous flowers up to 1-inch across in congested clusters with 5 lavender or purplish petals and pale or white eye with possible narrow-rayed purple star in the center. Bloom Period: April and May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Phlox drummondii ssp. wilcoxiana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHDRW |
| Common Name | Wicox's Phlox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30903 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, open ground; native to southeast Texas. Plant: Low, upright annual 4 to 20 inches tall; stems and leaves covered with soft, hairs; may be sparsely glandular. Leaves: Narrow leaves oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 3/8 to 2-3/4 inches long and up to 1/4 to 1/2 inches wide, smooth edges; opposite below becoming alternate. Inflorescence: Numerous flowers up to 1-inch across in congested clusters with 5 bright red petals with central darker ring or star. Bloom Period: April and May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. Note: This subspecies is not native to Travis County where all of these images came from, most are likely garden escapees; the one from Wildflower Center, like most of the plants there, is cultivated. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Phlox mesoleuca | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHME2 |
| Common Name | Thread-leaf Phlox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30962 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky areas in the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and New Mexico. Plant: Perennial with few slender decumbent, ascending or erect stems 6 to 12 inches long or more depending on climate and growing conditions; stems and leaves moderately covered with pubescent, glandular hairs. Leaves: Narrow, opposite leaves from a few (~5) nodes along stems; linear blades 2 to 3-1/2 inches long and less than 1/5-inch wide and sessile. Inflorescence: A few pink or purple (or, less common, white) flowers 1 inch or more across with white center; corolla tube opening to 5 ovate lobes. Bloom Period: April to July. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston and American Southwest. Note: Some authorities, including iNaturalist, have suggested that P. mesoleuca is actually a synonym for P. nana. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Phlox roemeriana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PHRO3 |
| Common Name | Golden-eye Phlox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504327 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | Texas A&M Reference | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky areas with calcareous soils in fields, grasslands, open woodlands and roadsides; endemic to Edwards Plateau and southern High Plains. Plant: Erect, branching annual up to 14 inches tall. Leaves: Lower leaves oblanceolate and opposite becoming lanceolate and alternate above; up to 2 inches long and 3/8-inch wide; with pubescent hairs on surfaces and ciliate margins. Inflorescence: Numerous flowers up to 1-inch across in congested clusters with 5 purple to pink lobes and a conspicuous yellow center star bordered by white. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Corell and Johnston and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. |
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Texas Status: Native |
