Phlox hoodii
Phlox hoodii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Phlox |
Species: | P. hoodii
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Binomial name | |
Phlox hoodii Richardson
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Phlox hoodii, the 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, mostly growing in dry lithosol habitats.[1] It is among the first plants to bloom in spring, after the snow has melted. Its distribution extends from Alaska to Arizona.[2] There are many subspecies.
This perennial herb is variable in morphology, but usually forms a tight mat or loose clump on the ground.[2] The short stems emerge from a woody taproot and caudex unit and the plant form is no more than 13 centimetres (5 in) tall.[2] The abundant tiny, sharp-pointed leaves are oppositely arranged and barely exceed one centimetre (1⁄3 in) long. The herbage is hairy in texture, the hairs short to long, woolly to cobwebby.[2] The appearance of the plant is almost mosslike until blooming.[3] The inflorescence is a solitary flower in shades of white, pink, or blue.[2] It has a tubular throat about one centimetre (1⁄3 in) long spreading into a flat five-lobed corolla.
References
[edit]- ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 112. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
- ^ a b c d e US Forest Service Fire Ecology
- ^ USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
External links
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- Calflora Database: Phlox hoodii (Spiny phlox)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Phlox hoodii ssp canescens
- UC CalPhotos gallery