Phlox pulvinata (Wherry) Cronquist
First published in Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 17: 135 (1959)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.
Distribution
Native to:
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Phlox caespitosa subsp. pulvinata Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 10 (1941)
- Phlox sibirica subsp. pulvinata (Wherry) W.A.Weber in S. W. Naturalist 18: 322 (1973)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Phlox caespitosa subsp. platyphylla Wherry in Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 87: 9 (1941)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
- Larson, J., Reif, B., Nelson, B.E. & Hartman, R.L. (2014). Floristic studies in North Central New Mexico, U.S.A. the Sange de Cristo mountains. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 8: 271-303.
- USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images