Phlox stolonifera
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Phlox stolonifera (Creeping phlox, Moss phlox, Flowering moss, Ground pink, or Moss pinks) is a flowering plant in the genus Phlox.
It is native to the eastern United States in forests in the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia.
It is a creeping stoloniferous perennial plant growing 15-25 cm tall. The leaves on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long. The flowers are produced in early spring, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with the five-lobed corolla pale violet to purple, pink or white in color, and yellow stamens.
External links
- [University of Georgia: Phlox stolonifera] (includes range map)
- [Germplasm Resources Information Network: Phlox stolonifera]
- [North Carolina State University: Phlox stolonifera]
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