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Issue: Vol. 765 No. 2: 1 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-01
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.765.2.8
Page range: 181-186
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Phlox derelicta (Polemoniaceae), a new species in the eastern United States

Missouri Botanical Garden; 4344 Shaw Blvd; St. Louis; MO 63110
Arnold Arboretum; Harvard University; 1300 Centre St; Boston; MA 02131; Oregon State University; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology; 2701 SW Campus Way; Corvallis; OR 97331
barcoding morphology phylogenomic Eudicots

Abstract

Phlox derelicta Floden & McKenzie sp. nov. is described for an entity long-recognized and which is shown in molecular phylogenetic data to be distinct from P. glaberrima and instead placed sister to P. ovata and P. pulchra. Here we provide a diagnosis, description, and discussion of its history, its morphology, and distribution in the eastern United States.

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How to Cite

Floden, A.J. & Mckenzie, P. (2026) Phlox derelicta (Polemoniaceae), a new species in the eastern United States. Phytotaxa 765 (2): 181–186. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.765.2.8