Phlox adsurgens

Phlox adsurgens

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species: P. adsurgens
Binomial name
Phlox adsurgens
Torr. ex A.Gray

Phlox adsurgens is a species of phlox known by the common names northern phlox and woodland phlox. It is native to Oregon and a section of the northern Coast Ranges of California, where it is a member of the flora in forested and wooded mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing decumbent with erect branches up to 30 centimeters long. The oval leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long and oppositely arranged in pairs. The inflorescence is a cluster of five-lobed pink flowers.

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