| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox rigida Benth. Microphlox, Douglasianae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | ramose, densely leafy, leaves linear-subulate, rigid, fasciculate, adpressed glandular-hirsute, flowers sessile, calyx lobes subulate, patent, corolla lobes broadly obovate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, 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
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) 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
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