| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox nivalis G.Lodd. ex Sweet Protophlox, Speciosae |
| Bibliography | Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 185 (1827) |
| Native Range | se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves dense, ciliate, 8-12mm long, flowers ca. 23mm across, usually of 3 |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Phlox hentzii Nutt. Phlox nivalis var. hentzii (Nutt.) D.B.Ward Phlox nivalis ssp. hentzii (Nutt.) Wherry Phlox nivalis f. roseiflora Fernald Phlox nivalis f. rubella Moldenke Phlox subulata f. hentzii (Nutt.) Voss Phlox subulata f. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Voss Phlox subulata ssp. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Brand |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MIC Michigan) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |