Polemoniaceae
Alabama phlox
Phlox pulchra
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Alabama phlox
Synonyms
- Phlox ovata var. pulchra Wherry
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Gwaltney <gwaltneyj@forestry-suppliers.com>, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Courtney Alley, 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.