Phlox hoodii

Phlox hoodii

Phlox hoodii

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 hoodii
Subspecies & Varietas: P. h. subsp. canescens – P. h. subsp. glabrata – P. h. subsp. hoodii – P. h. subsp. lanata – P. h. var. madsenii – P. h. subsp. muscoides – P. h. subsp. viscidula

Name

Phlox hoodii Richardson, J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 734 (1823)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Armeria hoodii (Richardson) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891)
  • Fonna hoodii (Richardson) Nieuwl. & Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 516 (1916)
  • Phlox hoodii subsp. genuina Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 14 (1941), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Northwestern USA Alaska Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon Regionalː Western USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richardson in J. Franklin, 1823. Botanical Appendix to Captain Franklin's Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 734.

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 hoodii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox hoodii. Published online. Accessed: March 18 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox hoodii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Hood's Phlox, spiny phlox, carpet phlox

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