| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox stolonifera Sims Alphaphlox, Stoloniferae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 16: t. 563 (1802) |
| Native Range | e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Description | stoloniferous, leaves obovate to oblong or ovate, 20-45mm long, usually dark green, variously hirsute, flowers 4-6, 25-30mm across, in lax cluster, corolla lobes obovate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue, purple, violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria reptans (Michx.) Kuntze Phlox crassifolia G.Lodd. Phlox obovata Muhl. ex Roem. & Schult. Phlox prostrata Aiton ex Sweet Phlox reptans Michx. Phlox reptans var. crassifolia (D.Don) D.Don Phlox stolonifera var. crassifolia D.Don Phlox stolonifera f. violacea Peattie |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |