Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens

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Carpet Phlox
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Carpet Phlox flowers
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species: P. hoodii
Subspecies: P. h. ssp. canescens
Trinomial name
Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens
(Torrey & A. Gray) Wherry

Carpet phlox (Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens) is a plant of the western United States, and in particular the sagebrush country. It is among the first plants to bloom in spring, after the snow has melted. It is a fairly common plant in this region; its name derives from its compact growth habit, which it shares with other (but somewhat to quite less common) species of phlox.

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