Phlox nivalis

Phlox nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the Polemoniaceae family with the common names trailing phlox and pineland phlox. It is native to the southeastern United States, Texas, Michigan, and Utah.^[5] One subspecies of this plant, Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis, the Texas trailing phlox or Texan phlox, is a rare plant federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.^[6] The subspecies is endemic to Texas, where there are populations in three counties.^[7] At one time, the subspecies was thought to be extinct. It was rediscovered in 1972.^[6]

Phlox nivalis
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Phlox
Species:	P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phlox nivalis G.Lodd. ex Sweet[2]
Subspecies[2]
Phlox nivalis subsp. nivalis Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis Lundell
Synonyms
Species[2] Phlox subulata f. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Voss Phlox subulata subsp. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Brand subsp. nivalis[3] Phlox hentzii Nutt. Phlox nivalis var. hentzii (Nutt.) D.B.Ward Phlox nivalis subsp. hentzii (Nutt.) Wherry Phlox nivalis f. roseiflora Fernald Phlox nivalis f. rubella Moldenke Phlox subulata subvar. hentzii (Nutt.) Brand Phlox subulata f. hentzii (Nutt.) Voss subsp. texensis[4] Phlox nivalis var. texensis (Lundell) B.L.Turner Phlox texensis (Lundell) Lundell