Polemoniaceae
Trailing phlox
Phlox nivalis
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Trailing phlox
Synonyms
- Phlox subulata f. nivalis (Lodd.) Voss
- Phlox subulata subsp. nivalis (G.Lodd. ex Sweet) Brand
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Ward, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.