NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Phlox nivalis
Trailing Phlox, Pine Phlox
Scientific Name: |
Phlox nivalis |
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Genus: |
Phlox |
Species Epithet: |
nivalis |
Common Name: |
Trailing Phlox, Pine Phlox |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Polemoniaceae (Jacobs-Ladder Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Pink |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
March, April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Rock outcrops, thin soils of rocky woodlands, roadbanks, sandhills. Frequent to common in most of the NC Piedmont, at least more numerous in the southern and southeastern portions; common in the Sandhills, and fairly common to locally common in the southwestern Coastal Plain (not present in remaining Coastal Plains). Rare to uncommon in the southern mountains. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Whorled |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure, S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Most references list several sub-taxa. Weakley (2018) lists two subspecies, which are really varieties as the ranges overlap -- ssp. hentzii, found more in the Piedmont, and ssp. nivalis, of the Coastal Plain and much of the Piedmont and mountains. |
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