Phlox stansburyi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A. Heller

Cold desert phlox

2017 Jim Morefield

2014 Steve Matson

2019 Jim Morefield

2014 Steve Matson

2007 Steve Matson

2022 Richard Sullivan

2020 Matt Berger

2019 Jim Morefield

2007 Steve Matson

Phlox stansburyi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~632 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. stansburyi ... ssp. superba ... var. brevifolia
Genus:	Phlox
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Phlox viridis ssp. compacta

Information about Phlox stansburyi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHST11) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).