PLANTS Profile for Phlox maculata (wild sweetwilliam)

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PLANTS Profile

Phlox maculata L.
wild sweetwilliam

Symbol:

PHMA4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Phlox maculata L.

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Distribution:
Phlox maculata L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Phlox maculata L.

View 21 genera in Polemoniaceae, 71 species in Phlox or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Phlox maculata L. ssp. maculata. .

Phlox maculata ssp. maculata
wild sweetwilliam

Distribution of Phlox maculata L. ssp. pyramidalis (Sm.) Wherry. .

Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis
wild sweetwilliam

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Phlox maculata L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
Genus	Phlox L. – phlox
Species	Phlox maculata L. – wild sweetwilliam

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phlox maculata L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
wild sweet william or spotted phlox		Threatened
New York:
wild sweet-william		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Phlox maculata L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Phlox maculata L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

FACW

FAC

FACW+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Phlox maculata L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30961.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 09:32 AM CDT