| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox ovata L. Alphaphlox, Ovatae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 152 (1753) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves elliptic or ovate, 5-15cm long, glabrous, flowers 15-30, ca 17mm across, in cluster |
| Size | 25-60cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria ovata (L.) Kuntze Phlox carolina var. ovata (L.) Benth. Phlox latifolia Michx. Phlox montana Raf. Phlox ovata var. elatior A.Gray Phlox ovata var. latifolia (Michx.) Wherry Phlox triflora Sweet |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, MAS Masachusettes, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, GEO Georgia, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |