Editing Phlox (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Phlox Paniculata.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Phlox paniculata]]'' (garden phlox)
|taxon = Phlox
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]] (1753)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = 68; see text
|subdivision_ref = <ref name="POWO_328376-2" >{{cite POWO |id=328376-2 |title=''Phlox'' L. |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
|synonyms = 
*''Armeria'' {{small|L. ex Kuntze (1891), nom. illeg.}}
*''Fonna'' {{small|Adans. (1763)}}
*''Lychnidea'' {{small|Hill (1756), nom. superfl.}}
*''Phloxus'' {{small|St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name = "POWO_328376-2" />
}}

'''''Phlox''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|l|ɒ|k|s}}; {{langx|grc|φλόξ}} "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", {{langx|grc|φλόγες}} {{Transliteration|grc|phlóges}}) is a genus of 68 species of [[perennial plant|perennial]] and [[annual plant|annual]] plants in the family [[Polemoniaceae]]. They are found mostly in North America (one in [[Siberia]]) in diverse habitats from [[alpine tundra]] to open [[woodland]] and [[prairie]]. Some flower in spring, others in summer and fall. Flowers may be pale blue, violet, pink, bright red, or white. Many are [[aroma compound|fragrant]].