Phlox pilosa
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| Phlox pilosa | |
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlox pilosa L. | |
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| Natural range of Phlox pilosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Common name: downy phlox
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Areas P. pilosa can be found include limestone glades, edge of pine-oak woodlands, pine/hardwood areas, semi-boggy slopes of longleaf pine savanna, burned upland longleaf pinelands and in mesic shaded woodlands by streamlet (FSU Herbarium).
P. pilosa has been found to grow along highways and the remnants of slightly disturbed woodland habitats (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
P. pilosa shows delayed flowering in response to early-season burning (Pavlovic et al. 2011).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Pavlovic, N. B., S. A. Leicht-Young, et al. (2011). "Short-term effects of burn season on flowering phenology of savanna plants." Plant Ecology 212: 611-625.
