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 Phlox stolonifera, Sims (P. reptans, Michx.). Low and weak, the flowering sts. reaching 6-12 in., the sterile ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- hairy: lvs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. Var. verna, Hort. (P. verna, Hort.), has rose-colored fls. with dark purple throat; a garden form.
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-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
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+{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-'''''Phlox stolonifera''''' ('''Creeping phlox''', '''Moss phlox''', '''Flowering moss''', '''Ground pink''', or '''Moss pinks''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Phlox]]''.
+===Propagation===
-It is native to the eastern [[United States]] in forests in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] from [[Pennsylvania]] south to northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
+===Pests and diseases===
-It is a creeping [[stolon]]iferous [[perennial plant]] growing 15-25 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with the five-lobed [[corolla]] pale violet to purple, pink or white in color, and yellow [[stamen]]s. <br clear = left>
+==Species==
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Image:Creeping Phlox with dogwood tree.jpg|A patch of Creeping phlox
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 Image:Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Leaf 2650px.jpg|Leaf closeup
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Plantae/Dicotyledoneae/Polemoniaceae/Phlox/stolonifera/ University of Georgia: ''Phlox stolonifera''] (includes range map)
+*{{wplink}}
-*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405816 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Phlox stolonifera'']
-*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/phlox_stolonifera.html North Carolina State University: ''Phlox stolonifera'']
+{{stub}}

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			Phlox stolonifera, Sims (P. reptans, Michx.). Low and weak, the flowering sts. reaching 6-12 in., the sterile ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- hairy: lvs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. Var. verna, Hort. (P. verna, Hort.), has rose-colored fls. with dark purple throat; a garden form.
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Phlox stolonifera''
| image = Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Flowers 3008px.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
| species = '''''P. stolonifera'''''
| binomial = ''Phlox stolonifera''
| binomial_authority = [[John Sims|Sims]]
}}

'''''Phlox stolonifera''''' ('''Creeping phlox''', '''Moss phlox''', '''Flowering moss''', '''Ground pink''', or '''Moss pinks''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Phlox]]''.

It is native to the eastern [[United States]] in forests in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] from [[Pennsylvania]] south to northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].

It is a creeping [[stolon]]iferous [[perennial plant]] growing 15-25 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with the five-lobed [[corolla]] pale violet to purple, pink or white in color, and yellow [[stamen]]s. <br clear = left>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Creeping Phlox with dogwood tree.jpg|A patch of Creeping phlox
Image:Phlox Stolonifera.jpg|Flowers
Image:Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Leaf 2650px.jpg|Leaf closeup
</gallery>

==External links==
*[http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Plantae/Dicotyledoneae/Polemoniaceae/Phlox/stolonifera/ University of Georgia: ''Phlox stolonifera''] (includes range map)
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405816 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Phlox stolonifera'']
*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/phlox_stolonifera.html North Carolina State University: ''Phlox stolonifera'']

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