Phlox hoodii
| Phlox hoodii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. hoodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlox hoodii Richardson | |
Phlox hoodii (spiny phlox or carpet phlox) is a species of phlox. It is a plant of western North America, where it is a common flower in sagebrush country. It is among the first plants to bloom in spring, after the snow has melted. Its distribution extends from Alaska to Arizona.[1] There are many subspecies.
This perennial herb is variable in morphology, but usually forms a tight mat or loose clump on the ground.[1] The short stems emerge from a woody taproot and caudex unit and the plant form is no more than 13 centimeters tall.[1] The abundant tiny, sharp-pointed leaves are oppositely arranged and barely exceed one centimeter long. The herbage is hairy in texture, the hairs short to long, woolly to cobwebby.[1] The appearance of the plant is almost mosslike until blooming.[2] The inflorescence is a solitary flower in shades of white, pink, or blue.[1] It has a tubular throat about a centimeter long spreading into a flat five-lobed corolla.
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Wikispecies has information related to: Phlox hoodii var. canescens |
- USDA Plants Profile for Phlox hoodii (Spiny phlox)
- Calflora Database: Phlox hoodii (Spiny phlox)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Phlox hoodii ssp canescens
- UC CalPhotos gallery
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