Polemoniaceae

Pointed phlox

Phlox cuspidata Scheele

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox

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Pointed phlox: pointed phlox ( Phlox cuspidata ) in the United States — Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: قبس شرافي
English: Pointed phlox

Synonyms

Phlox cuspidata var. cuspidata
Phlox cuspidata var. grandiflora Whitehouse
Phlox cuspidata var. humilis Whitehouse
Phlox cuspidata var. typica Whitehouse
Phlox drummondii var. tenuis A.Gray
Phlox tenuis (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, 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.