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flowery phlox

Phlox multiflora

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Wyoming.January 10, February 10, March 18, April 37, May 90, June 201, July 113, August 59, September 43, October 19, November 11, December 9.
United States1,845
Wyoming1,032
Colorado977
Idaho252
Utah71
Oregon13
Washington8
Nevada6
New Mexico4
South Dakota2

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyphlox family · Polemoniaceae
Genusphloxes · Phlox

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