Phlox pilosa
| 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). Has been found to grow in dry loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
P. pilosa has been found to grow along highways and the remnants of slightly disturbed woodland habitats (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species include Rhynchospora divergens, Sporobolus vaginiflorus, slash pine and longleaf pine (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowering has been observed March through May (FSU Herbarium).
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
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Ann F. Johnson, R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Leon, Wakulla. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
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.
