Polemoniaceae
Cleft phlox
Phlox bifida
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 二裂天蓝绣球, 二裂天藍繡球
- English
- Cleft phlox
Synonyms
- Armeria bifida (L.C.Beck) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 200 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Evan Barker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Stahl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zach Bell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Edmonson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118 https://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Florida phloxPhlox floridanaPolemoniaceae
- Downy phloxPhlox pilosaPolemoniaceae
- Siberian phloxPhlox sibiricaPolemoniaceae
- Northern phloxPhlox adsurgensPolemoniaceae
- Spreading phloxPhlox diffusaPolemoniaceae
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.