Phlox speciosa

Showy phlox

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Showy phlox is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada in rocky, wooded slopes and sagebrush scrub at elevations of 500 to 2,400 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces bright pink to white flowers with obcordate lobes in delicate terminal clusters. Growing with erect stems 10 to 50 centimeters tall, it forms open, airy clumps with slender branches. Its narrow lance-linear leaves measure 1 to 5 centimeters long, providing a delicate texture to the plant's overall structure. The flower's bright pink to white corolla tube extends 10 to 15 millimeters, creating a striking display against rocky mountain landscapes.

Habitat: Rocky, wooded slopes, sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 500-2400 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR, SN

California counties: Shasta, Del Norte, Modoc, Lassen, Siskiyou, Tehama, Butte, Trinity, El Dorado, Sonoma, Mendocino, Tuolumne, Plumas, Yuba, Nevada, Amador, Fresno

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