Phlox subulata L.
Phlox, moss phlox
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5/16/2025 · Center Point Preserve, Bowdoinham, Maine 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm) 
5/16/2025 · Center Point Preserve, Bowdoinham, 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 | subulata | Awl-shaped |
Phlox subulata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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