Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox pungens Dorn |
Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Wyoming: 299 (1988) |
Native Range | Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2200m |
Description | leaves rigid, aristate, lanceolate, margins and midrib thickened, margins glandular-hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx glandular-hirsute, flowers 15-20mm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early 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 spring and late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WYO Wyoming) |