Polemoniaceae
Mountain phlox
Phlox austromontana
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mountain phlox
Synonyms
- Phlox douglasii var. austromontana (Coville) Jeps. & H.Mason
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.