| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox muscoides Nutt. Microphlox, Canescentes |
| Bibliography | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 42 (1834) |
| Native Range | w. & nc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2700m |
| Description | densely pulvinate, leaves imbricate, 4-rowed, 3-5mm, densely long lanate, flowers solitary, sessile, calyx ca. 5mm, densely hirsute, tube of corolla 7-10mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | white, lilac |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria bryoides (Nutt.) Kuntze Armeria muscoides (Nutt.) Kuntze Phlox bryoides Nutt. Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides (Nutt.) Wherry |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |