| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox covillei E.E.Nelson Microphlox, Caespitosae |
| Bibliography | Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 15 (1899) |
| Native Range | e. California to Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4000m |
| Description | densely cushion-like, whitish, minutely and thinly lanate, leaves oblong to linear, thick, apiculate, margins revolute, flowers solitary, ca. 16mm across |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | 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 var. covillei (E.E.Nelson) Brand Phlox condensata ssp. covillei (E.E.Nelson) Locklear Phlox covillei f. dejecta (A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.) Wherry Phlox dejecta A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn. Phlox douglasii var. covillei (E.E.Nelson) Jeps. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |