Phlox maculata, commonly called meadow phlox, as well as wild sweet William and marsh phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native the eastern United States and introduced to eastern Canada. It is a perennial.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild sweetwilliam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
- Species
- Phlox maculata
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