978 POLEMONIACEAE 
lobes linear-subulate, commonly longer than the tube: corolla purple, pink or white ; tube 
glabrous, 1-1.5 cm. long; limb 2-2.5 cm. broad ; lobes cuneate or obovate, apiculate or 
rarely notched : capsules oval, 3-4 mm. long. 
On dry hillsides and in pine woods, Virginia to Tennessee and Florida. Spring. 
9. Phlox Lighthipei Small  Resembling P. amoena, but larger. Stem erect or 
nearly so, 2-4 dm. tall: leaf-blades narrower than those of P. amoena, those of the sterile 
shoots linear or nearly so, those of the flowering stems linear or linear-lanceolate, the upper 
ones, at least, somewhat acuminate: calyx bristly pubescent, over 1 cm. long ; lobes longer 
than the tube: corolla pink or pink-purple; tube 1.5-2 cm. long: capsules oblong, 4-5 
mm. long. 
In pine lands, southern Georgia and Florida. Spring. 
10. Phlox Floridàna Benth. Perennial, finely pubescent or glabrate below. Stems 
erect, sometimes tufted, 2-6 dm. tall, corymbose above: leaves opposite ; blades linear or 
linear-lanceolate, 2-10 em. long, sessile : corymbs glandular-pubescent : calyx about 1 em. 
long ; lobes subulate-setaceous, as long as the tube or longer: corolla light purple; tube 
1.5-2 em. long ; limb about 2 cm. broad; lobes cuneate or cuneate-obovate, entire: cap- 
sules oblong, 5—6 mm. long. 
In open woods, Georgia and Alabama to Florida. Spring. 
11. Phlox pildsa L. Perennial, villous-hirsute. Stems erect or ascending, often 
tufted, 2-5 cm. tall, corymbose above : leaves opposite ; blades linear to narrowly lanceo- 
late, 3-8 cm. long, gradually attenuate, sessile: corymbs becoming lax: calyx about 1 
cm. long; lobes subulate-setaceous, as long as the tube or longer: corolla pink-purple or 
white ; tube 1-1.5 cm. long, more or less pubescent ; limb 2 cm. broad ; lobes obovate or 
cuneate, sometimes apiculate : capsules globose-oblong, about 5 mm. long. 
Insandy woods or meadows, Ontario to Manitoba, south to New Jersey, Florida and Texas. Spring. 
12. Phlox detónsa (A. Gray) Small. Similar to P. pilosa in habit, but glabrous, at 
least below the inflorescence : leaf-blades narrowly linear to linear-lanceolate, acuminate : 
branches of the inflorescence sometimes merely puberulent: calyx glabrous or essentially 
so: capsules about 4 mm. long. [P. pilosa var. detonsa A. Gray.] 
In pine woods and on prairies, Florida to Texas. Spring. 
13. Phlox bifida Beck. Perennial, minutely pubescent. Stems diffusely branched 
at the base; branches 1-2 dm. long: leaves opposite ; blades linear, 2-5 cm. long, acute, 
sessile; midnerve prominent beneath: calyx 6-8 mm. long ; lobes subulate, shorter than 
the tube : corolla violet purple ; tube often 1 cm. long; limb 1.5 em. broad, the lobes cleft 
to below the middle; the segments oblong or linear: capsules oblong, 3-4 mm. long. 
On prairies or barrens, Michigan to Tennessee and Illinois. Spring. 
14. Phlox Brittdnii Small. Perennial, deep green. Stems copiously branched ; 
branches matted, forming wide mats, glandular-pilose : leaves numerous, small ones often 
clustered in the axils of the larger; blades subulate or narrowly linear-subulate, 5-10 mm. 
long, ciliate especially near the base : calyx 5-6 mm. long, glandular-pubescent like the 
branches; lobes subulate, about as long as the tube: corolla mainly white ; tube about ] 
em. long; limb 12-13 mm. broad ; lobes cuneate, with 2 pale magenta spots at the base, 
cleft by a V-shaped sinus about 3 mm. deep at the apex, a minute tooth in each sinus, the 
tips acute or acutish. 
On dry mountain slopes, Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Spring. 
15. Phlox subulàta L. Perennial, evergreen, more or less pubescent. Stems de- 
cumbent, forming mats, the fertile branches erect, 1-1.5 dm. tall, pilose with fine hairs : 
leaves opposite, often clustered ; blades linear or linear-subulate, 1-1.5 cm. long, acute, 
sessile : calyx 8-9 mm. long, pubescent like the stem ; lobes lanceolate-subulate, about as 
long as the tube : corolla purple, pink or white; tube 1—1.5 cm. long ; limb ien 
broad ; lobes cuneate, emarginate or slightly notched, the sinuses toothless, but with 2 deep 
magenta spots at the base : capsules oblong-obovoid, 4-4.5 mm. long. 
On rocky hillsides or in barren places, New York to Michigan, Georgia and Kentucky. Spring. 
GROUND or Moss PINK. i . 
16. Phlox Héntzii Nutt. Perennial, minutely pubescent. Stems branched " the 
base ; branches erect or ascending, 2-4 dm. tall, sometimes quite stout and very aid : 
leaves opposite, often clustered ; blades narrowly linear or linear-subulate, 1-2 cm. es 
acute or acuminate, sessile, with smaller ones clustered in their axils : calyx at least NS 
long, glandular-pubescent ; lobes subulate, as long as the tube or longer: corolla purp/e 
lavender or white; tube 1-1.5 cm. long ; limb 2-2.5 cm. long; lobes notched or erose: 
capsules 4-5 mm. long. 
In sandy pine lands, North Carolina to Florida. Spring. 
