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

2015 John Doyen

2015 Susan McDougall

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


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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

More information about Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHHOC) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/06/2022).