| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox caryophylla Wherry Alphaphlox, Longifoliae |
| Bibliography | Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 146: 4 (1944) |
| Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2000-2300m |
| Description | leaves linear, oblong to narrowly elliptic, sparsely ciliate, pilose, 3-5cm long, flowers 3-12, 17-20mm across, in cluster, petals at apex rounded |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |