Biology:Phlox condensata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Phlox condensata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Phlox |
Species: | P. condensata
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Binomial name | |
Phlox condensata (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson
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Phlox condensata is a species of phlox known by the common name dwarf phlox. It is native to the western United States including eastern California , Nevada, and Colorado, where it grows in rocky, mountainous areas. It is a very compact mat-forming perennial herb growing in patches often less than a centimeter tall. The toothlike lance-shaped leaves are no more than half a centimeter long and lined with stiff hairs. The inflorescence is a solitary tubular flower up to a centimeter long with a flat white or pale pink corolla.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7186538 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox condensata.
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