Polemoniaceae
Prairie phlox
Phlox andicola
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قبس أنديزي
- English
- Prairie phlox
Synonyms
- Fonna andicola (Britton) Lunell
- Phlox andicola subsp. typica Wherry
- Phlox douglasii subsp. andicola (Britton) Brand
- Phlox douglasii var. andicola Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rusty, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Billi Krochuk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Colin Croft, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.