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Phlox alyssifolia Greene Microphlox, Albomarginata 
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlox alyssifolia Greene Microphlox, Albomarginata
BibliographyPittonia 3: 27 (1896)
Native Rangewc. Canada to wc. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1000-1600m
Descriptiontaproot, leaves rigid, linear-oblong to lanceolate, 10-25mm, margins thickened, whitish, flowers 1-2, terminal, tube 10-15mm long, limb 14-25mm across
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsPhlox alyssifolia f. sevorsa (A.Nelson) Wherry
Phlox alyssifolia ssp. vera Wherry
Phlox sevorsa A.Nelson
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota)
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