| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox canescens Torr. & A.Gray Microphlox, Canescentes |
| Bibliography | Pacif. Railr. Rep. Beckwith & Gunnison, Bot. 2(1): 122 (1857) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2700m |
| Description | pulvinate, glabrous to lanate, eglandular, stems glabrous, leaves subulate, usually hirsute, flowers solitary, sessile, calyx 7-8mm, tube of corolla 10-12mm |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | white, lilac |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 canescens var. spinosa Brand Phlox douglasii var. canesćens (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Mason Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Wherry Phlox hoodii var. canescens (Torr. & A.Gray) M.Peck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |