Phlox longifolia Nutt.
long-leaved phlox (longleaf phlox)
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
long-leaved phlox (longleaf phlox)
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a taproot or branching, underground stem-base; stems somewhat woody at the base, hairless to hairy or glandular (especially in the inflorescence), 10-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Opposite, linear, 1.5-8 cm long, 1-2.5 mm wide, internodes well-developed.
Flowers:
Inflorescences loose, leafy-bracted, terminal clusters of slender-stalked, sweet-smelling flowers; corollas pink to white, the tube 10-18 mm long, spreading to five wide lobes 7-15 mm long; calyces not glandular, the transparent segments between the green ribs bulging-keeled toward the base; styles 6-15 mm long.
Fruits:
Capsules, 3-chambered, few-seeded.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
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 longifolia
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
543 | 280 | 1920 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
24 | 0 | 75 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
274 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
168 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BG | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(119), ESSF(2), IDF(15), PP(28) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry, open, rocky sites and sagebrush slopes in the steppe and montane zones; locally frequent in SC BC; S to CO, WY, NM and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Phlox longifolia subsp. longipes (M.E. Jones) Wherry
Phlox longifolia var. longipes (M.E. Jones) M. Peck
Phlox longifolia var. puberula E.E. Nelson