. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 8. Botany; Botany. 48 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6. Phlox floridana Bentham. Florida Plate 2, fig. 3. History.—This species was first collected by Chapman, and named by Bentham^ in 1845. Shuttleworth distributed speci- mens of it under the name ''P. rigida/' first published by ; In the Kew Index* '*P. nuttalli'' or * * nuttalliana" Hort. and '*P. Carolina'' Sweet^ are referred to P. floridana, but judging from Sweet's plate really belong to P. maculata. Geography.—Specimens have been seen only from counties indicated by dots o
. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 8. Botany; Botany. 48 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6. Phlox floridana Bentham. Florida Plate 2, fig. 3. History.—This species was first collected by Chapman, and named by Bentham^ in 1845. Shuttleworth distributed speci- mens of it under the name ''P. rigida/' first published by ; In the Kew Index* '*P. nuttalli'' or * * nuttalliana" Hort. and '*P. Carolina'' Sweet^ are referred to P. floridana, but judging from Sweet's plate really belong to P. maculata. Geography.—Specimens have been seen only from counties indicated by dots on the accompanying map, figure 3, showing the species to be endemic in a rather small area. Alabama : Reported from 3i<j; several localities by Mohr,^ but his specimens so labelled all represent forms of P. pi- losa. In 1925, however, I col- lected it at Ozark, Dale' Co. Florida: The county list is: Alachua, Gadsden, Gil- christ, Hamilton, Hernando', Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon', Liberty, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, and Washington. Georgia: In Thomas Fig. 3. Distribution of Phlox floridana. Ecology.—The Florida Phlox grows chiefly in open oak-pine woods on dry sand-clay soil of subacid reaction. Whether its restricted range is due to lack of hardiness or to some defect in its means of dispersal has not been ascertained. It blooms about a month later than the related P. pilosa in the same regions,—during May and June. Variation.—Apparently more uniform than che other mem- bers of the section. Cultivation.—Reports of Phlox floridana being in cultiva- tion have proved to be based on mistaken identification. 1 For data on this species I am indebted to Professor Herman Kurz of the State College for Women at Tallahassee, Florida. 2 In De Candolle's Prodromus 9: 304. 1845. 3 In Engler 's Pflanzenreich IV. 250: 69. 1907. 4 Index Kewensis (3): 500. 1894. 5 British Flower Garden 3: pi. 190. 1826. 6 Plant Life of Ala. 685. 1901. 4 >. Please note that these images are e
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