Polemoniaceae

Downy phlox

Phlox pilosa L.

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox

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Downy phlox (Phlox pilosa) — FlowerPhoto: Karen Guin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: قبس شعري
English: Downy phlox

Synonyms

Armeria pilosa (L.) Kuntze
Penstemon pauciflorus Buckley
Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa
Phlox pilosa var. pilosa
Phlox pilosa var. typica Lundell

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 1,337 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karen Guin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elizabeth Axley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peyton Phelps, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: botany08, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bouba at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: TheMcCarthy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: gene jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.