Prickly Phlox

(Phlox pungens)

Description

A perennial herb with loosely matted stems, less than 5 cm tall. Leaves are needle-like and prickly with stiff, thickened margins. White flowers with sticky-hairy sepals cover much of the plant in May and June.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Ericales

Family:Polemoniaceae

Genus:Phlox

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