Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox drummondii var. peregrina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Annual Phlox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-001:
Phlox drummondii FAMILY Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox
NameThatPlant has no pictures at this time. You might try this link: Flora of the Southeastern United States
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phlox drummondii var. peregrina
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 159-01-001:
Phlox drummondii
FAMILY
Polemoniaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Phlox drummondii
1058
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Dry sandy soils of roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Texas (occurring eastwards as an escape from horticultural use)
Common (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Lowermost opposite, others alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White/Red
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed salverform corolla
5 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p377
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p533
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p202
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p075
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p208
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".