Calflora Taxon Report
Phlox gracilis  (Hook.) Greene

(not an active name)
Annual phlox, Beggar's gilia, Microsteris, Slender phlox
photo on CalPhotos
2004 James M. Andre
photo on CalPhotos
2004 James M. Andre
Phlox gracilis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Microsteris gracilis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities
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Alternate Names:
PLANTSMicrosteris gracilis var. gracilis
JEFMicrosteris gracilis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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