Phlox muscoides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phlox muscoides Nutt.

Moss phlox

2013 Justy Leppert

2023 Dana York

2013 Justy Leppert

2002 California Native Plant Society

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

also called Phlox bryoides

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~34 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Phlox
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Phlox bryoides
POWO + PLANTS	Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides

Information about Phlox muscoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHHOM) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 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: 05/15/2025).