Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
Description
Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox or moss phlox) is a herbaceous perennial plant spreading by stolons, native to woodland in and near the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia. There are naturalized populations as far north as Qu-bec. Flowers are pale purple, pink, or white, 2-2.5 cm (0.79-0.98 in) across, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens, borne on stems 15-25 cm (6-10 in) tall. They lack the central band of color that is present in Phlox subulata. Leaves are ovate. Those on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm (1.2-1.8 in) long and 1.8 cm (0.71 in) broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm (1 in) long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Polemoniaceae
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Genus: Phlox
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