Phlox diffusa Benth.


Family	POLEMONIACEAE
Genus species	Phlox diffusa Benth. Microphlox, Canescentes
Synonyms	Phlox azurea G.L.Sm.
Habitat	rocky slopes
Description	taproot, leaves soft, green, glabrous, 5-20mm, flowers solitary, sessile, terminal, tube 9-17mm long, limb 1-2cm across
Size	5-15cm
Color	lilac, pink, white
Bloom	spring, early summer
Ca
Type	subshrub, cushion
Cultivation	sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory	Northern America Western Canada Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) North-Central U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	POLEMONIACEAE Phlox diffusa Benth., Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 325 (1849) Synonyms: Phlox douglasii diffusa (Benth.) A.Gray ============================================================================= diffusa typica Wherry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 139 (1938) Synonyms: Phlox azurea G.L.Sm. w. USA 73 ORE 76 CAL NEV diffusa longistylis Wherry, ibid. w. Canada, w. USA 71 ABT BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS 76 NEV diffusa scleranthifolia (Rydb.) Wherry, Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 13 (1941) Basionym: Phlox scleranthifolia Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 313 (1900) Synonyms: Phlox douglasii scleranthifolia (Rydb.) Brand w. & c. USA 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS WYO 74 NEB SDA 76 NEV UTA