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Mountain Phlox
( Phlox austromontana )
Phlox austromontana
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About Mountain Phlox (Phlox austromontana)
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Phlox austromontana
is a species of phlox known by the common name mountain phlox. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in forested and wooded mountain habitat, scrub, and open areas. It is a mat-forming perennial herb growing in patches of very short stems. The lance-shaped leaves are no more than 1. 5 centimeters long and are arranged oppositely in pairs on the short stems. The inflorescence is a solitary flower at the tip of each stem. The flower is white or light pink or lavender with five rounded lobes. It is just over a centimeter long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Pink, White, Lavender
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 6
likely
* )
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Helicoverpa zea
*
Spotted Straw Sun Moth
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Heliothis phloxiphaga
*
Purple-Lined Sallow
Pyrrhia exprimens
Pyrrhia exprimens
*
Olive Arches
Lacinipolia olivacea
Lacinipolia olivacea
*
Euxoa extranea
Euxoa extranea
*
Euxoa infausta
Euxoa infausta
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.6" - 100.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.48" - 3.60", Coldest Month: 19.9" - 49.0", Hottest Month: 38.9" - 77.4", Humidity: 0.53" - 28.67", Elevation: 2940" - 13493"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Spreading Phlox
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Phlox austromontana
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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