Phlox hoodii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phlox hoodii Richardson

Spiny phlox

2006 Steve Matson

2016 Brett Dean

2024 Alaine Arslan

2006 Steve Matson

2021 David popp

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~226 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. canescens
Genus:	Phlox
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Phlox hoodii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PHHO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/23/2025).