Phlox dolichantha

Big bear valley phlox, Big Bear Valley Phlox

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Big bear valley phlox is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the San Bernardino Mountains in open areas and rocky slopes in forest at elevations of 2,000 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces white, pink, or lavender flowers with a delicate, elongated corolla tube 35 to 50 millimeters long. Growing with erect stems that are nearly smooth or lightly glandular-hairy, it reaches moderate heights with an open habit. Its leaves are distinctively sickle-shaped and lanceolate, measuring 2 to 6 centimeters long, with a slender terminal flower cluster. The plant's flowers feature a glandular-puberulent calyx 10 to 12 millimeters long, expanding slightly as fruits develop.

Habitat: Open areas and rocky slopes in forest

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 2000-2700 m

Bioregions: SnBr.

California counties: San Bernardino, Mono

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