Phlox

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Translingual

Phlox divaricata

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”).

Proper noun

Phlox f

A taxonomic genus within the family Polemoniaceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Polemoniaceae - family; Polemonioideae - subfamily; Phlocideae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Phlox glaberrima - type species

References

Phlox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phlox on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phlox on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Phlox at USDA Plants database
Phlox at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Phlox at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Phlox at Tropicos
Phlox at The Plant List

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