Phlox stolonifera (Creeping phlox)

5/26/2024 · McLaughlin Garden and Homestead, South Paris, Maine

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Polemoniaceae	Phlox, Jabob’s-ladder
Genus	Phlox	Greek φλόξ, means “flame”
Species	stolonifera	Bearing stolons or runners