| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox caespitosa Nutt. Microphlox, Caespitosae |
| Bibliography | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 41 (1834) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-4000m |
| Description | taproot, leaves rigid, acute, narrowly linear, 5-13mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, tube 8-14mm long, limb 15-20mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Phlox caespitosa ssp. eucaespitosa Brand Phlox douglasii var. caespitosa (Nutt.) H.Mason Phlox piperi E.E.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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