Phlox pilosa ssp. sangamonensis
Sangamon phlox Taxonomy
Synonyms: Phlox pilosa sangamonensis Subspecific taxa: Classification:
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Species Distribution
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Absent: Not known from county Medium confidence: Medium or unknown confidence; often old records or unverifiable observations Medium-high confidence: Often observations by expert botanists High confidence: Often vouchered herbarium records Planted / introduced: Native species introduced outside historic range, or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations) Historic / extirpated: Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated (Note that this category is not yet functional) North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON
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Species Status
Status/Listing: State Endangered Notes: Origin: Native
Species Description
General: Dicot-herb, perennial Roots: primary Shoots: opposite leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; awl-shaped, oblong, lanceolate leaf shape Inflorescence: dichasium Flowers: perfect; 5 merous; complete, regular; red, violet; hypogynous ovary position Fruit: capsule Physiology: autotrophic; C3 C02 fixation Reproduction: sexual
Ecology & Natural History
Habitat: Abandoned fields, prairie remnants, roadsides, and woodland borders (Levin & Smith, 1965). ILPIN Notes: Vicinity of the Sangamon River where it flows through Champaign and Piatt counties (Levin & Smith, 1965). Leaves glabrous or nearly so Levin, D. A., and D. M. Smith. 1965. An enigmatic Phlox from Illinois. Brittonia 17: 254-266. Grant, V., and K. A. Grant. 1965. Flower pollination in the Phlox family. Columbia University Press, New York and London. 180 pp. Wilson, K. A. 1960. The genera of Hydrophyllaceae and Polemoniaceae in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 41: 197-212. Functional Relationships:
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