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SPECIES: Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox 



ABBREVIATION : 
PHLHOO

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PHHO


COMMON NAMES : 
   Hood's phlox
   moss phlox
   dwarf phlox
   carpet phlox
   wooly phlox


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of Hood's phlox is Phlox hoodii
Richards [22,25,28,29,37].  Differentiation of subspecies is based upon
degree of pubescensce of leaves and calyces; corolla tube lengths; and
number and length of stems.  Recognized subspecies are as follows:

   P. h. spp. canescens (Torr. & Gray) Wherry [25,28,29,37]
   P. h. spp. genuina Wherry [25]
   P. h. spp. glabrata (E. Nels.) Wherry [22,25,28]
   P. h. spp. hoodii (E. Nels.) Wherry [22,28]
   P. h. spp. lanata (Piper) Munz [28,37]
   P. h. spp. muscoides (Nutt.) Wherry [22,25,28]
   P. h. spp. viscidula (Wherry) Wherry [22,28]


LIFE FORM : 
Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, October 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1992. Phlox hoodii.  In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox