Polemoniaceae
Wild sweetwilliam
Phlox maculata
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 斑叶天蓝绣球
- English
- Wild sweetwilliam
Synonyms
- Phlox alba Moench
- Phlox bimaculata hort. ex Sweet
- Phlox candida Pers.
- Phlox excelsa Penny ex G.Don
- Phlox fruticosa hort. ex Steud.
- Phlox maculata f. immaculata Fernald
- Phlox maculata var. candida Benth.
- Phlox maculata var. gracilior Alph.Wood
- Phlox maculata var. maculata
- Phlox maculata var. nitida Chapm.
- Phlox maculata var. odorata (Sweet) Wherry
- Phlox maculata var. purpurea Michx.
- Phlox maculata var. suaveolens (Aiton) Torr.
- Phlox odorata Sweet
- Phlox penduliflora Sweet
- Phlox reflexa hort. ex Sweet
- Phlox suaveolens Aiton
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 151 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel J. Layton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NC Wetlands, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Schultz, 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.