Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox tumulosa Wherry Microphlox, Caespitosae |
Bibliography | Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 113: 10 (1942) |
Native Range | Nevada to sw. Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | densely pulvinate, leaves grey-green, linear, ca. 1cm, rigid, ciliate, flowers solitary, subsessile, tube of corolla 10-12mm, lobes obovate, 5-7mm |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox griseola ssp. tumulosa (Wherry) Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |