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Showy Phlox
( Phlox speciosa )
Phlox speciosa
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About Showy Phlox (Phlox speciosa)
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Phlox speciosa
is a species of phlox known by the common name showy phlox. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Arizona and New Mexico, where it occurs in sagebrush, pine woodlands, and mountain forests. It is an erect perennial herb with a shrubby base growing up to about 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped, oppositely arranged, and generally glandular. The inflorescence bears one or more white to pink flowers with elongated tubular throats each up to about 1. 5 centimeters long. The corolla has five double-lobed, notched, or heart-shaped lobes. There are several subspecies, most being limited to certain sections of the plant's overall distribution.
Phlox speciosa
has an erect stem. Leaves are between 1-5 cm and lance-linear. Terminal inflorescence with leaf like bracts below; pedicel 3-20 mm and slender. The calyx is 7-10 mm, membrane not keeled; corolla bright pink to white, tube 10-15 mm, lobes obcordate to deeply 2-lobed; stamens short, anthers in corolla tube; style 0. 4-2 mm, stigmas > style. Rocky, wooded slopes, sagebrush scrub; 500-2400 m. Several subspecies named, study needed. Flowers Apr- Jun. Occurrences in Oregon.
Phlox speciosa
is a widely distributed plant which occurs at many Serpentine sites throughout the western United States. In southern Oregon specifically, P. speciosa has been known to co-occur with
Darlingtonia californica
the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Wayside, managed by the BLM (Medford District. ) Additionally, this plant is known to occur in the Deer Creek Center near Selma, Oregon.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Pink, White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 6
likely
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Helicoverpa zea
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Purple-Lined Sallow
Pyrrhia exprimens
Pyrrhia exprimens
*
Olive Arches
Lacinipolia olivacea
Lacinipolia olivacea
*
Hitched Arches
Melanchra adjuncta
Melanchra adjuncta
*
Euxoa extranea
Euxoa extranea
*
Euxoa infausta
Euxoa infausta
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky, wooded slopes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.9" - 110.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.43" - 3.21", Coldest Month: 29.2" - 49.9", Hottest Month: 47.3" - 76.3", Humidity: 0.48" - 26.55", Elevation: 348" - 8910"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis
Common Names
: Western Showy Phlox
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
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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