| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox subulata L. Alphaphlox, Subulatae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 152 (1753) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Canada to ec. & e. USA, Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves linear to narrowly subulate, to 25mm long, finely ciliate, pilose, flowers 3-6, 13-25mm across, in lax cluster, corolla tube to 2cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple, white |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria subulata (L.) Kuntze Phlox aristata G.Lodd. Phlox brittonii Small Phlox setacea L. Phlox setacea var. subulata (L.) H.Jaeger Phlox subulata f. albiflora Britton Phlox subulata ssp. australis (Wherry) Wherry Phlox subulata var. australis Wherry Phlox subulata f. australis (Wherry) Fernald Phlox subulata ssp. brittonii (Small) Wherry Phlox subulata var. brittonii (Small) Wherry Phlox subulata f. candidula House Phlox subulata var. ciliata Brand Phlox subulata ssp. eusubulata Brand Phlox subulata var. latifolia Benth. Phlox subulata ssp. setacea (L.) Locklear Phlox subulata var. setacea (L.) Brand |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 72 Eastern Canada (NBR New Brunswick, NSC Nova Scotia, ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (IOW Iowa, MIN Minnesota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia) |