Phlox ovata

Common names: Ovate-leaved Phlox, Lychnidea, Mountain Phlox

Genus: Phlox

Species: Phlox ovata

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Modern Genus: Phlox

Modern Species: Phlox ovata

Modern Family: Polemoniaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: dull magenta, pink, purple, or rarely white

Season: late spring

Native Region: US, Pensyvania to Alabama

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum