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Definition of Mountain phlox
1. Noun. Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
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Literary usage of Mountain phlox
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1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"... above had both high constancy and high fidelity: bottlebrush squirrel- tail
grass, tansy mustard, Fremont's phacelia, and southern mountain phlox. ..."
2. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... mountain phlox, is another species occurrent through the mountains. In fact
on the high peaks of western North Carolina it was so pro- ..."
3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"F Phlox ovata L. mountain phlox Herbaceous perennial Openings and edges in dry,
sandy woods. Phlox paniculata L. Summer phlox Herbaceous perennial Thickets, ..."
4. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"Some, perhaps not a few, kinds are not yet introduced, and this is a pity, as
nearly every mountain Phlox we know is beautiful and free under cultivation. ..."
5. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"Phlox ovata L. mountain phlox. (Man. p. 758 ; IF/. 2970. ) In woods, Pa. to NC
and Ala.—Pennsylvania: HUNTINGDON, Barrens. 4. Phlox pilosa L. DOWNY PHLOX. ..."
6. Home Fruit Grower by Maurice Grenville Kains (1918)
"mountain phlox (Phlox ovata), I ft. June. Scotch Pinks (Dianthus plumarius in
variety), 6-12 in. June. Moss Pink (Phlox subulata in variety), 6 in. ..."
7. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"... above had both high constancy and high fidelity: bottlebrush squirrel- tail
grass, tansy mustard, Fremont's phacelia, and southern mountain phlox. ..."
8. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... mountain phlox, is another species occurrent through the mountains. In fact
on the high peaks of western North Carolina it was so pro- ..."
9. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"F Phlox ovata L. mountain phlox Herbaceous perennial Openings and edges in dry,
sandy woods. Phlox paniculata L. Summer phlox Herbaceous perennial Thickets, ..."
10. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"Some, perhaps not a few, kinds are not yet introduced, and this is a pity, as
nearly every mountain Phlox we know is beautiful and free under cultivation. ..."
11. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"Phlox ovata L. mountain phlox. (Man. p. 758 ; IF/. 2970. ) In woods, Pa. to NC
and Ala.—Pennsylvania: HUNTINGDON, Barrens. 4. Phlox pilosa L. DOWNY PHLOX. ..."
12. Home Fruit Grower by Maurice Grenville Kains (1918)
"mountain phlox (Phlox ovata), I ft. June. Scotch Pinks (Dianthus plumarius in
variety), 6-12 in. June. Moss Pink (Phlox subulata in variety), 6 in. ..."
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