| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox alyssifolia Greene Microphlox, Albomarginata |
| Synonyms | Phlox sevorsa A.Nelson |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1000-1600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves rigid, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 10-25mm, margins thickened, whitish, flowers 1-2, terminal, tube 10-15mm long, limb 14-25mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| 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 (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , Nebraska , South Dakota) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
alyssifolia abdita (A.Nelson) Wherry, Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 146: 8 (1944)
alyssifolia collina (Rydb.) Wherry, ibid.
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