Phlox longifolia

Phlox longifolia

Phlox longifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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. Phlox
Species: Phlox longifolia

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. typica Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 5 (1941), not validly publ.
• Homotypic
  • Armeria linearifolia (Hook.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 432 (1891)
  • Phlox cernua E.E.Nelson in Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 22 (1899)
  • Phlox cortezana A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 434 (1931)
  • Phlox grahamii Wherry in Brittonia 5: 63 (1943)
  • Phlox humilis Douglas ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 306 (1845)
  • Phlox linearifolia (Hook.) A.Gray in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 133 (1878)
  • Phlox linearifolia var. longipes M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 12: 53 (1908)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. calva Wherry in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 136 (1938)
  • Phlox longifolia var. calva (Wherry) M.Peck in Man. Pl. Oregon: 571 (1941)
  • Phlox longifolia var. compacta (Brand) M.Peck in Man. Pl. Oregon: 571 (1941)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. compacta (Brand) Wherry in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 135 (1938)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. cortezana (A.Nelson) Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 5 (1941)
  • Phlox longifolia var. filifolia A.Nelson in Bot. Gaz. 54: 143 (1912)
  • Phlox longifolia var. humilis (Douglas ex Benth.) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 66 (1907)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. humilis (Douglas ex Benth.) Wherry in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 135 (1938)
  • Phlox longifolia f. humilis (Douglas ex Benth.) Voss in Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 681 (1894)
  • Phlox longifolia var. linearifolia (Hook.) Brand in Helios 22: 80 (1905)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. longipes (M.E.Jones) Wherry in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 135 (1938)
  • Phlox longifolia var. longipes (M.E.Jones) M.Peck in Man. Pl. Oregon: 571 (1941)
  • Phlox longifolia subsp. marginata Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 65 (1907)
  • Phlox longifolia var. puberula E.E.Nelson in Revis. W. N. Amer. Phlox.: 26 (1899)
  • Phlox puberula (E.E.Nelson) A.Nelson in J.M.Coulter & A.Nelson, Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2.: 397 (1909)
  • Phlox speciosa var. linearifolia Hook. in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 289 (1851)
  • Phlox stansburyi subsp. compacta Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 67 (1907)
  • Phlox stansburyi var. puberula (E.E.Nelson) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 67 (1907)
  • Phlox tenuis Wooton & Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 161 (1913), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Phlox viridis subsp. compacta (Brand) Wherry in Baileya 4: 98 (1956)
  • Phlox viridis subsp. longipes (M.E.Jones) Wherry in Baileya 4: 98 (1956)
  • Phlox visenda A.Nelson in Amer. J. Bot. 18: 434 (1931)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• 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.  7:41.

Additional references

• Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
• 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 longifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Phlox longifolia. Published online. Accessed: March 20 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Phlox longifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: longleaf phlox

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