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Phlox gladiformis (M.E.Jones) E.E.Nelson Microphlox, Aculeatae 
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlox gladiformis (M.E.Jones) E.E.Nelson Microphlox, Aculeatae
BibliographyRevis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 21 (1899)
Native Rangese. Nevada to s. Utah
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude1100-2300m
Descriptionstems finely pubescent and glandular, leaves thick, narrowly linear-lanceolate, 15-20mm, flowers subsessile, calyx sparsely pubescent, ciliate, corolla lobes entire, 7mm long
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite, lilac
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsPhlox caesia Eastw.
Phlox gladiformis f. caesia (Eastw.) Wherry
Phlox gladiformis f. gooddingii (A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.) Wherry
Phlox gooddingii A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.
Phlox longifolia var. gladiformis M.E.Jones
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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