Phlox hoodii
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". tall.[2] The abundant tiny, sharp-pointed leaves are oppositely arranged and barely exceed Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Script error: No such module "convert". long spreading into a flat five-lobed corolla.
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- ↑ a b c d e US Forest Service Fire Ecology
- ↑ USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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- Phlox
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of Western Canada
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Flora of Subarctic America
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status