Phlox cuspidata

Phlox cuspidata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Phlox
Species:	P. cuspidata
Binomial name
	Phlox cuspidata; Scheele
Synonyms
	Phlox cuspidata var. grandiflora Whitehouse; Phlox cuspidata var. humilis Whitehouse; Phlox cuspidata var. typica Whitehouse; Phlox drummondii var. tenuis A.Gray; Phlox tenuis (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson;

Phlox cuspidata, the pointed phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the US states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.^[1]^[2] An annual reaching 25 cm (10 in), its hybridization dynamics with and partial reproductive isolation from Phlox drummondii are the subject of scientific inquiry.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Phlox cuspidata Scheele". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Phlox cuspidata Scheele Pointed Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ Ruane, Lauren G.; Donohue, Kathleen (2008). "Pollen competition and environmental effects on hybridization dynamics between Phlox drummondii and Phlox cuspidata". Evolutionary Ecology. 22 (2): 229–241. Bibcode:2008EvEco..22..229R. doi:10.1007/s10682-007-9174-8. S2CID 24618313.

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[POWO_689708-1-1] "Phlox cuspidata Scheele". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[PHCU2-2] "Phlox cuspidata Scheele Pointed Phlox". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[3] Ruane, Lauren G.; Donohue, Kathleen (2008). "Pollen competition and environmental effects on hybridization dynamics between Phlox drummondii and Phlox cuspidata". Evolutionary Ecology. 22 (2): 229–241. Bibcode:2008EvEco..22..229R. doi:10.1007/s10682-007-9174-8. S2CID 24618313.

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