Longleaf Phlox

Phlox longifolia

A somewhat woody perennial with a dwarf, compactly branched habit. The plant is usually not taller than 6 in. and is densely leafy. Oppositely arranged leaves are smooth and linear, up to 3 in. long. Pink or white, sweetly scented flowers occur in loose clusters. Slender stems often grow in dense clumps and have bright pink, pale lilac, or chalky white flowers in loose clusters.

Phloxes are beautiful and popular wildflowers found in nearly all western habitats. The most spectacular have densely clumped stems which, when in bloom, are completely hidden under a hemisphere of pink, white, or pale lilac.

source http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PHLO2
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Appearance

Clump-forming, multiple branched herbaceous perennial. Provides a beautiful carpet of numerous white to pink 5-petaled flowers in late-spring to early-summer. Slender pointed blue-green leaves grow on woody spreading branches.

Distribution

DISTRIBUTION
USA:AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada:BC
Native Distribution: S. B.C. to MT, s., e. of the Cascades, to s. CA & NM

Status

Abundant; of no concern.

Habitat

Dry slopes; open, rocky areas; dry plains

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Genusphlox
SpeciesPhlox longifolia
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United States of America