Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox stellaria A.Gray |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 252 (1870) |
Native Range | ec. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | erect, ramose, minutely pubescent, leaves 3-5cm, ovate-lanceolate, amplexicaule, opposite and alternate, ciliate, flowers few in corymb, sepals linear, corolla erect |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria stellaria (A.Gray) Kuntze Phlox bifida var. cedaria (Brand) Fernald Phlox bifida ssp. stellaria (A.Gray) Wherry Phlox bifida vat. stellaria (A.Gray) Wherry Phlox stellaria var. cedaria Brand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MSO Missouri) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas, KTY Kentucky, TEN Tennessee) |