Polemoniaceae
Florida phlox
Phlox floridana
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Florida phlox
- Hindi
- फ़्लोक्स फ़्लोरिडाना
Synonyms
- Armeria floridana (Benth.) Kuntze
- Phlox floridana subsp. bella Wherry
- Phlox floridana var. typica Wherry
- Phlox nuttalliana hort. ex G.Don
- Phlox nuttallii Court. ex Steud.
- Phlox pilosa var. floridana (Benth.) Alph.Wood
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chelsea Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Xalsier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ingolf Askevold, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.