Polemoniaceae

Spiny phlox

Phlox hoodii Richardson

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox

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Spiny phlox: Spiny Phlox Viewpoint location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Cowiche Mountain Viewpoint elevation: 626 meter (2055 ft) Location source: Garmin GPSmap 60CSx Location Dat — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Spiny phlox

Synonyms

Armeria hoodii (Rich.) Kuntze
Fonna hoodii (Richardson) Nieuwl. & Lunell
Phlox hoodii subsp. genuina Wherry

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, 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.