Flox

Etiketter

Flox, Höstflox, Långholmens koloniträdgårdar, Phlox, Tanto Mindre, Tanto Södra

Flox har sitt ursprung i Nordamerika och finns inte i vild form i Sverige. Namnet Phlox, som på grekiska betyder Flamma, fick den på 1700-talet av Linné.

Lite av lathet översätter jag inte det följande till svenska: ” Prarie Phlox …. This plant is a member of the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) which contains about 275 species mostly of western North America. Polemon was an early Athenian philosopher. The generic name Phlox is Greek for ”flame,” as most phloxes have bright red-to-purple flowers. There are about 50 species in this genus. The specific epithet pilosa means ”soft pubescent” in botanical Latin. Prairie phlox was first described for science by the Swedish father of plant taxonomy, Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) in his monumental Species Plantarum of 1753.” http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/wildflwr/species/phlopilo.htm