Phlox subulata
A species in the Polemoniaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
- Species
- Phlox subulata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Phlox subulata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Armeria subulataName author: (L.) Kuntze
- Phlox aristataName author: Lodd.
- Phlox brittoniiName author: Small
- Phlox setaceaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Phlox setacea var. subulataName author: (L.) H.Jaeger
- Phlox subulata f. albifloraName author: Britton
- Phlox subulata f. australisName author: (Wherry) Fernald
- Phlox subulata f. candidulaName author: House
- Phlox subulata f. subulataName author: Not supplied
- Phlox subulata subsp. australisName author: Wherry
- Phlox subulata subsp. brittoniiName author: (Small) Wherry
- Phlox subulata subsp. eu-subulataName author: Brand
- Phlox subulata subsp. setaceaName author: (L.) Locklear
- Phlox subulata var. australisName author: Wherry
- Phlox subulata var. brittoniiName author: Wherry
- Phlox subulata var. ciliataName author: Wherry
- Phlox subulata var. ciliataName author: Brand
- Phlox subulata var. latifoliaName author: Benth.
- Phlox subulata var. setaceaName author: (L.) Brand
- Phlox subulata var. subulataName author: Not supplied
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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