Phlox austromontana

Phlox austromontana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Phlocideae
Genus: Phlox
Sectio: P. sect. Pulvinatae
Species: Phlox austromontana
Subspeciesː P. a. subsp. austromontana – P. a. subsp. densa – P. a. subsp. jonesii – P. a. subsp. prostrata

Name

Phlox austromontana Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 151 (1893)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phlox douglasii var. austromontana (Coville) Jeps. & H.Mason in W.L.Jepson, Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 786 (1925)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Western USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Coville, F.V., Bebb, M.S., Eaton, D.C. & Clark, J.A. 1893. A Report on the Botany of the Expedition Sent Out in 1891 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture to Make a Biological Survey of the Region of Death Valley California. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 4: I–VIII, 1–363. JSTOR BHL Reference page.  4:151.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phlox austromontana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox austromontana. Published online. Accessed: March 15 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox austromontana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: mountain phlox

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