Polemoniaceae
Longleaf phlox
Phlox longifolia
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قبس خطي الأوراق, قبس رائع
- English
- Longleaf phlox, Long leaf phlox, Long leaved phlox, Long-leaf phlox, Long-leaved phlox, Longleaved phlox, Cold-desert phlox
Synonyms
- Armeria linearifolia (Hook.) Kuntze
- Phlox cernua E.E.Nelson
- Phlox cortezana A.Nelson
- Phlox grahamii Wherry
- Phlox grayi Wooton & Standl.
- Phlox humilis Douglas ex Hook.
- Phlox humilis Douglas ex Benth.
- Phlox linearifolia (Hook.) A.Gray
- Phlox linearifolia var. longipes M.E.Jones
- Phlox longifolia f. brevifolia A.Gray
- Phlox longifolia f. humilis (Douglas ex Hook.) Voss
- Phlox longifolia subsp. brevifolia (A.Gray) H.Mason
- Phlox longifolia subsp. calva Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subsp. compacta (Brand) Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subsp. cortezana (A.Nelson) Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subsp. humilis (Douglas) Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subsp. longifolia
- Phlox longifolia subsp. longipes (M.E.Jones) Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subsp. marginata Brand
- Phlox longifolia subsp. typica Wherry
- Phlox longifolia subvar. brevifolia A.Gray
- Phlox longifolia subvar. brevifolia (A.Gray) A.Gray
- Phlox longifolia var. brevifolia A.Gray
- Phlox longifolia var. calva (Wherry) M.Peck
- Phlox longifolia var. compacta (Brand) M.Peck
- Phlox longifolia var. filifolia A.Nelson
- Phlox longifolia var. humilis (Douglas ex Benth.) Brand
- Phlox longifolia var. linearifolia (Hook.) Brand
- Phlox longifolia var. longifolia
- Phlox longifolia var. longipes (M.E.Jones) M.Peck
- Phlox longifolia var. puberula E.E.Nelson
- Phlox longifolia var. stansburyi (Torr.) A.Gray
- Phlox puberula (E.E.Nelson) A.Nelson
- Phlox speciosa var. linearifolia Hook.
- Phlox speciosa var. stansburyi Torr.
- Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A.Heller
- Phlox stansburyi subsp. compacta Brand
- Phlox stansburyi subsp. eu-stansburyi Brand
- Phlox stansburyi subsp. superba (Brand) Wherry
- Phlox stansburyi subvar. microcalyx Brand
and 9 more.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.