Phlox condensata

Phlox condensata

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 condensata
Subspeciesː P. c. subsp. condensata – P. c. subsp. covillei

Name

Phlox condensata (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson, Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 13 (1899)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phlox caespitosa subsp. condensata (A.Gray) Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 9 (1941)
  • Phlox caespitosa var. condensata A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 254 (1870)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Nevada Regionalː Central USA Colorado, New Mexico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

E.E.Nelson, 1899. Revision of the Western North American Phloxes 13.

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
• 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 condensata 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 condensata. Published online. Accessed: March 16 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox condensata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: dwarf phlox

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