Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox gladiformis (M.E.Jones) E.E.Nelson Microphlox, Aculeatae |
Bibliography | Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 21 (1899) |
Native Range | se. Nevada to s. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1100-2300m |
Description | stems finely pubescent and glandular, leaves thick, narrowly linear-lanceolate, 15-20mm, flowers subsessile, calyx sparsely pubescent, ciliate, corolla lobes entire, 7mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, lilac |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox 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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |