Phlox ovata

Phlox ovata (syn. Phlox latifolia), the Allegheny phlox, mountain phlox, or wideflower phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern United States.^[1][2] A creeping perennial found in open montane woodlands, its taxonomic history has been marked by nomenclatural issues.^[2][3]

Phlox ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Phlox
Species:	P. ovata
Binomial name
Phlox ovata L.
Synonyms[1]
List Armeria ovata (L.) Kuntze Phlox carolina var. ovata (L.) Benth. Phlox latifolia Michx. Phlox montana Raf. Phlox ovata var. elatior A.Gray Phlox ovata var. latifolia (Michx.) Wherry Phlox triflora Sweet