Greene [ssp. gracilis]
Pronunciation: FLOX GRAS-il-is
Common name: Common slender phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open grassy places and woods, many plant
communities both montane and cismontane
Blooming period: March to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phlox 2) gracilis
(Note: Jepson Manual does not recognize two ssp.
of Phlox gracilis as Munz's SoCal Flora did, but they
are very different)