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Phlox
Phlox (/ˈflɒks/; Greek φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Greek φλόγες phlóges) is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie. Some flower in spring, others in summer and fall. Flowers may be pale blue, violet, pink, bright red, or white. Many are fragrant.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
blue phlox
speciesPhlox divaricata
fall phlox
speciesPhlox paniculata
moss phlox
speciesPhlox subulata
prairie phlox
speciesPhlox pilosa
spreading phlox
speciesPhlox diffusa
spiny phlox
speciesPhlox hoodii
Longleaf Phlox
speciesPhlox longifolia
Drummond's phlox
speciesPhlox drummondii
creeping phlox
speciesPhlox stolonifera
goldeneye phlox
speciesPhlox roemeriana
mountain phlox
speciesPhlox austromontana
thickleaf phlox
speciesPhlox carolina
showy phlox
speciesPhlox speciosa
flowery phlox
speciesPhlox multiflora
smooth phlox
speciesPhlox glaberrima
dwarf phlox
speciesPhlox condensata
Santa Fe phlox
speciesPhlox nana
cold desert phlox
speciesPhlox stansburyi
cleft phlox
speciesPhlox bifida
hairy phlox
speciesPhlox amoena
wild sweetwilliam
speciesPhlox maculata
pointed phlox
speciesPhlox cuspidata
trailing phlox
speciesPhlox nivalis
cushion phlox
speciesPhlox pulvinata
northern phlox
speciesPhlox adsurgens
Tufted Phlox
speciesPhlox douglasii
Rio Grande phlox
speciesPhlox glabriflora
wideflower phlox
speciesPhlox ovata
Woodhouse's phlox
speciesPhlox woodhousei
Santa Catalina mountain phlox
speciesPhlox tenuifolia
Alyssum-leaf phlox
speciesPhlox alyssifolia
Richardson's phlox
speciesPhlox richardsonii
carpet phlox
speciesPhlox caespitosa
prairie phlox
speciesPhlox andicola
Siberian phlox
speciesPhlox sibirica
squarestem phlox
speciesPhlox muscoides
Big Bear Valley phlox
speciesPhlox dolichantha
largeleaf phlox
speciesPhlox amplifolia
Arizona Phlox
speciesPhlox amabilis
Missoula Phlox
speciesPhlox missoulensis
Grayleaf Phlox
speciesPhlox griseola
Yreka phlox
speciesPhlox hirsuta
Red Canyon Phlox
speciesPhlox gladiformis
Swordleaf Phlox
speciesPhlox buckleyi
sagebrush phlox
speciesPhlox aculeata
Sticky Phlox
speciesPhlox viscida
Kelsey's Phlox
speciesPhlox kelseyi
Henderson's Phlox
speciesPhlox hendersonii
Florida Phlox
speciesPhlox floridana
Snake River Phlox
speciesPhlox colubrina
Whitemargin Phlox
speciesPhlox albomarginata
Oklahoma Phlox
speciesPhlox oklahomensis
Yeti phlox
speciesPhlox solivaga
Alabama Phlox
speciesPhlox pulchra
High Sierra phlox
speciesPhlox dispersa
Beaver Rim Phlox
speciesPhlox pungens
Opal Phlox
speciesPhlox opalensis
Clove Phlox
speciesPhlox caryophylla
Navajo Mountain Phlox
speciesPhlox cluteana
Soft Phlox
speciesPhlox mollis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52152.