Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Phlox woodhousei (Torrey ex Gray) E. Nelson
(Showy Phlox)
Family: Polemoniaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Phlox speciosa Pursh subsp. woodhousei (Torrey ex Gray) Wherry
Phlox speciosa Pursh subsp. woodhousei Torrey ex Gray
Phlox woodhousei (Torrey ex Gray) E. Nelson var. oculata A. Nelson
Phlox woodhousei is a perennial pink phlox with variable purple
and white markings on the corolla lobes. The lobes are always notched. The herbage
is glandular pubescent near the inflorescence. The corolla tube is about twice as long
as the calyx. Phlox woodhousei is found in the Ponderosa Pine forest
in open areas in full sunlight in the western part of the Gila National Forest.
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Phlox woodhousei, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Leggett Canyon, April 26, 2009
Phlox woodhousei, detail of corolla lobes, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Leggett Canyon, April 26, 2009
Phlox woodhousei, different color variation on corolla lobes with no inner purple markings, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Leggett Canyon, April 26, 2009
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