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Phlox adsurgens, the northern phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to the US, in Oregon and a section of the northern Coast Ranges of California, where it belongs to the flora in forested and wooded mountain habitat. This decumbent herbaceous perennial has erect branches up to 30 centimeters (1 ft) long. The oval leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters (2⁄5 to 1+1⁄5 in) long and oppositely arranged in pairs. The inflorescence is a cluster of five-lobed pink flowers. The Latin specific epithet adsurgens means "rising upwards".
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Phlox
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Northern phlox
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