Phlox bifida Beck
Common Name: SAND PHLOX, CLEFT PHLOX
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb
Status: X
Phlox bifida B. S. Walters

Native in dry sandy or rocky ground mostly south of Michigan. Collected on the shore of Klinger Lake, St. Joseph Co., in 1890 and in railroad ballast near Schoolcraft (Kalamazoo Co.) in 1936 and later years (and presumably introduced at the latter site).

Locations

Kalamazoo County
St. Joseph County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. June 17, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2253.