Phlox douglasii

Douglas' phlox

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Douglas' phlox is a California native perennial found in central Sierra Nevada and Great Basin bioregions in dry sagebrush scrub and juniper woodland at elevations of 1,500 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces pink, pale lavender, or white flowers in small terminal clusters of 1 to 3 blossoms. Growing as a compact, mat-like or cushion-like plant with glandular-hairy stems, it forms dense low-growing colonies. Its leaves are small and sharp-tipped, lance-linear in shape, measuring 4 to 8 millimeters long. The flower's pale pink to white corolla tube extends approximately 10 millimeters, creating a delicate and intricate bloom.

Habitat: dry areas, sagebrush scrub, juniper woodland

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 1500-2000 m

Bioregions: c SNH, GB

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.