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Phlox mesoleuca Greene Protophlox, Nanae 
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlox mesoleuca Greene Protophlox, Nanae
BibliographyLeafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 152 (1905)
Native RangeNew Mexico to Texas
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude1200-3000m
Descriptionleaves linear to lanceolate, thick, curvate, acute, pale green, glandular hirsute, flowers 1-4, to 3cm across, pedicellate, terminal, with white eye
Size10-15cm
Colordark pink, white, yellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsPhlox mesoleuca f. alba C.H.Müll.
Phlox nana ssp. ensifolia Wherry
Territory7 Northern America
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas)
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