Phlox diffusa Benth.
Spreading Phlox
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Spreading Phlox
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Irmgard & Gerald Carter (Photo ID #7790)
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis
Species Information
General:
Tufted perennial herb from a taproot; stems often mat-forming, 5-10 cm tall.
Leaves:
Opposite, linear, fused at the base in pairs, hairless except for the cobwebby-fringed margins towards the base, 5-20 mm long, 1-2 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of single stalkless flowers at the ends of the stems; corollas pink to lavender or whitish, the tube 9-17 mm long, spreading flat into five wide lobes 5-9 mm long; calyces long woolly-hairy or cobwebby-hairy, the 5 teeth narrow, thickened.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, 3-chambered; seeds usually 1 per chamber.
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Purple
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Phlox diffusa
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1448 | 770 | 2250 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
31 | 0 | 140 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
179 | 20 | 350 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
191 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(9), CMA(2), ESSF(76), IDF(31), IMA(2), MH(17), MS(6), PP(44) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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