Polemoniaceae
Tufted phlox
Phlox caespitosa
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- قبس أجمي
- arz
- قبس اجمى
- English
- Tufted phlox
- Polish
- Floks Douglasa
- Swedish
- Barrflox
Synonyms
- Phlox caespitosa subsp. eu-caespitosa Brand
- Phlox caespitosa subvar. piperi Brand
- Phlox douglasii var. caespitosa (Nutt.) H.Mason
- Phlox piperi E.E.Nelson
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter L Achuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ian Adams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carolyn Koehn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Katherine Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Keen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, 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.