Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = Carpet Phlox
status =

secure


image_caption = Carpet Phlox flowers
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Polemoniaceae
genus = "Phlox"
species = "P. hoodii"
subspecies = "P. h." ssp. "canescens"
trinomial = "Phlox hoodii" ssp. "canescens"
trinomial_authority = (Torrey & A. Gray) WherryCarpet phlox ("Phlox hoodii" ssp. "canescens") is a plant of the western United States, and in particular the sagebrush country. It is among the first plants to bloom in spring, after the snow has melted. It is a fairly common plant in this region; its name derives from its compact growth habit, which it shares with other (but somewhat to quite less common) species of phlox.