Polemoniaceae
Northern phlox
Phlox adsurgens
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- قبس صاعد
- Chinese
- 直立天蓝绣球
- English
- Northern phlox
Synonyms
- Armeria adsurgens (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Merlla McLaughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oregon Caves from Cave Junction, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sean Haight, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.