Phlox stansburyi
| Phlox stansburyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. stansburyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlox stansburyi | |
Phlox stansburyi is a species of phlox known by the common names cold-desert phlox and pink phlox. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Utah to Texas, where it occurs in desert and plateau scrub and woodland habitat.
It is a perennial herb taking an upright, branching form. The hairy linear or lance-shaped leaves are 1 to 3 centimetres (0.39 to 1.18 in) in length and oppositely arranged. The inflorescence bears one or more white to pink flowers with narrow, tubular throats which may exceed 3 cm (1.2 in) in length. The base of the tube is encased in a calyx of keeled, ribbed sepals. The flower corolla is flat and five-lobed. In drier environments, the corolla-lobes may be narrower and curled, and the plant may be shorter or grow up through other shrubs.[2]
Taxonomy
In 1859 botanist John Torrey scientifically described a new variety of Phlox speciosa which he named stansburyi. In 1897 Amos Arthur Heller reevaluated it and classified it as the species Phlox stansburyi. It is classified in the Phlox genus as part of the Polemoniaceae family. It has twelve synonyms.[3]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phlox grayi Wooton & Standl. | 1913 | species | = het. |
| Phlox longifolia subsp. brevifolia (A.Gray) H.Mason | 1951 | subspecies | = het. |
| Phlox longifolia var. brevifolia (A.Gray) A.Gray | 1878 | variety | = het. |
| Phlox longifolia subvar. brevifolia (A.Gray) A.Gray | 1871 | subvariety | = het. |
| Phlox longifolia f. brevifolia A.Gray | 1870 | form | = het. |
| Phlox longifolia var. stansburyi (Torr.) A.Gray | 1870 | variety | ≡ hom. |
| Phlox speciosa var. stansburyi Torr. | 1859 | variety | ≡ hom. |
| Phlox stansburyi var. brevifolia (A.Gray) E.E.Nelson | 1899 | variety | = het. |
| Phlox stansburyi subsp. eustansburyi Brand | 1907 | subspecies | ≡ hom., not validly publ. |
| Phlox stansburyi subvar. microcalyx Brand | 1907 | subvariety | = het. |
| Phlox stansburyi subsp. superba (Brand) Wherry | 1942 | subspecies | = het. |
| Phlox superba Brand | 1907 | species | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | |||
References and external links
- ↑ NatureServe (2 July 2026). "Phlox stansburyi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Laird R. Blackwell (2002). Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desrt and Great Basin. Lone Pine Publishing. ISBN 978-1-55105-281-6.
- ↑ POWO (2026). "Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) A.Heller". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 July 2026.