Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phlox hoodii Richardson ssp. canescens (Torr. & A. Gray) Wherry

Carpet phlox, Gray phlox, Hood's phlox

2021 David popp

2024 Alaine Arslan

2015 John Doyen

2008 Gary A. Monroe

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

also called Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~50 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Phlox hoodii
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 JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Phlox canescens
JEF	Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata
PLANTS	Phlox hoodii var. canescens

Information about Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHHOC) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).