Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox glabrata (E.E.Nelson) Brand Microphlox, Canescentes |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 86 (1907) |
Native Range | nw. & nc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | pulvinate, leaves opposite, linear, 4-10mm, sparsely hirsute, grey-green, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla 10-15mm, tube 10-12mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
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 spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox hoodii var. glabrata E.E.Nelson Phlox hoodii ssp. glabrata (E.E.Nelson) Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |