. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 4. Phlox ovata L. Mountain Phlox. Fig- 3457- Phlox ovata L. Sp. PI. 152. 1753. Phlox Carolina L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 216. 1762. Glabrous or nearly so throughout; stems sim- ple, slender, ascending from a decumbent base, i°-2° high. Leaves rather firm, the upper ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sessile by a rounded or sub- cordate base, acute at the apex, i'-2' long, the l
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 4. Phlox ovata L. Mountain Phlox. Fig- 3457- Phlox ovata L. Sp. PI. 152. 1753. Phlox Carolina L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 216. 1762. Glabrous or nearly so throughout; stems sim- ple, slender, ascending from a decumbent base, i°-2° high. Leaves rather firm, the upper ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sessile by a rounded or sub- cordate base, acute at the apex, i'-2' long, the lower and basal ones longer, oblong or ovate- oblong, acute at both ends, narrowed into slender often margined petioles; flowers short-pedicelled in corymbed or sometimes simple cymes; calyx- teeth lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate, acute, or acuminate, one-third to one-half the length of the tube; corolla pink or red, its lobes obovate, rounded, entire. In woods, Pennsylvania to North Carolina, Geor- gia and Alabama, mostly in the mountains. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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