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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlox speciosa Pursh Protophlox, Speciosae
SynonymsPhlox sabini Douglas
 Phlox whitedii E.E.Nelson
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude200-2000m
Descriptionleaves lanceolate to linear, 15-75mm long and to 1cm wide, flowers in compact, bracteate cyme, corolla tube ca. 12mm long, corolla lobes usually dentate
Size20-50cm
Colorpink, white
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed 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. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington )
     Southwestern U.S.A.
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

POLEMONIACEAE

Phlox speciosa Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 1: 149 (1813)

200-2000m
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speciosa typica ined

Synonyms:
Phlox sabini Douglas
Phlox speciosa elatior Hook.
Phlox speciosa euspeciosa Brand
Phlox speciosa latifolia Hook.
Phlox speciosa sabinii (Douglas) A.Gray
Phlox speciosa whitedii (E.E.Nelson) Brand
Phlox whitedii E.E.Nelson

nw. USA
73 IDA ORE WAS

speciosa lanceolata (E.E.Nelson) Wherry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 133 (1938)

Basionym:
Phlox lanceolata E.E.Nelson, Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox 29 (1899)

nw. USA
73 ORE WAS

speciosa lignosa Brand, Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV, 250: 74 (1907)

n. Oregon, sc. Washington
73 ORE WAS

speciosa nitida Suksd., Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 18: 132 (1900)

w. USA
73 ORE WAS 76 CAL

speciosa occidentalis (Durand) Wherry, ibid.

Basionym:
Phlox divaricata occidentalis Durand, Pl. Pratten. Calif. [Durand] 97 (1855)

Synonyms:
Phlox occidentalis Durand ex Torr.

s. British Columbia, w. USA
71 BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS 76 CAL NEV

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