Phlox caespitosa

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

Phlox caespitosa Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 41 (1834)

Homotypic
- Phlox caespitosa subsp. eucaespitosa Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 83 (1907), not validly publ.
- Phlox douglasii var. caespitosa (Nutt.) H.Mason in W.L.Jepson, Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 786 (1925)
Heterotypic
- Phlox caespitosa subvar. piperi (E.E.Nelson) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 83 (1907)
- Phlox piperi E.E.Nelson in Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 18 (1899)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada British Columbia Regionalː Western USA California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Introduced into: Italy References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Nuttall, T. 1834. A catalogue of a collection of plants made chiefly in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains or northern Andes, towards the sources of the Columbia River, by Mr. Nathaniel B. Wyeth. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 5–60, pl. 1–8. BHL Reference page. ser. 2, 7:41.

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 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

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Phlox caespitosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox caespitosa. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox caespitosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.