Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPhlox
Scientific name with authorshipPhlox paniculata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Armeria paniculata (L.) KuntzePhlox acuminata PurshPhlox acutifolia SweetPhlox americana SweetPhlox atrocaulis W.H.BaxterPhlox brevifolia Baum.Phlox brevifolia Baum. ex Hoffmanns.Phlox bridgesii MarnockPhlox broughtonii MarnockPhlox brownii F.Hässl.Phlox canescens Salm-DyckPhlox clarkioides Poit.Phlox cordata ElliottPhlox corymbosa SweetPhlox cruenta CurtisPhlox cruenta Curtis ex Steud.Phlox decussata G.F.LyonPhlox decussata G.F.Lyon ex PurshPhlox disticha SabinePhlox disticha Sabine ex SweetPhlox divergens Wender.Phlox elata PennyPhlox elata Penny ex G.DonPhlox ingramiana LoudonPhlox ingrum BoothPhlox ingrum Booth ex BossePhlox intermedia Lodd.Phlox intermedia Lodd. ex SweetPhlox macrophylla CourtoisPhlox macrophylla Courtois ex Steud.Phlox missourica Salm-DyckPhlox omniflora W.H.BaxterPhlox paniculata var. acuminata (Pursh) A.GrayPhlox paniculata var. acuminata (Pursh) ChapmanPhlox paniculata var. laxiflora BrandPhlox philadelphica BossePhlox pulchella W.H.BaxterPhlox scabra SweetPhlox sickmannii Lehm.Phlox thomsoniana BossePhlox thomsonii CourtoisPhlox thomsonii Courtois ex BossePhlox tigrina Wender.Phlox undulata AitonPhlox vernoniana W.H.BaxterPhlox virginica Lodd.Phlox virginica Lodd. ex SweetPhlox wheeleri BossePhlox wheeleriana SweetPhlox ×laeta PennyPhlox ×laeta Penny ex G.Don
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier193615-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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