Microsteris gracilis (Slender Phlox)

1/26/03 Trail to Soda Lake Boardwalk, Carrizo Plain National Monument, 

San Luis Obispo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Slender Phlox

SPECIES: Microsteris gracilis

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 1/26/2003

LOCATION: Trail to Soda Lake Boardwalk, Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, CA

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From Jepson eFlora Taxon Page:

Habit: Annual; generally glandular-hairy above. 

Stem: erect and simple to decumbent and much-branched, < 20 cm. 

Leaf: opposite below, often alternate above, 10--30 mm, oblanceolate to lanceolate. 

Flower: calyx 5--10 mm, membrane narrower than lobes; corolla tube 8--12 mm, +- yellow, lobes 1--2 mm, generally truncate or notched, bright pink (base white or not) to white; stamens, style included. 

Ecology: Dry to moist areas; 

Elevation: < 3300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CA; 

Distribution Outside California: to British Columbia, Montana, Colorado, Mexico; also in South America. 

Flowering Time: Mar--Aug 

Note:Subspecies, varieties have been recognized; study needed. 

Synonyms: Microsteris gracilis subsp. gracilis; Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis; Microsteris gracilis subsp. humilis (Greene) V.E. Grant; Microsteris gracilis subsp. humilior (Greene) H. Mason, ined.; Microsteris gracilis subsp. humilior (Greene) H. Mason, ined.; Microsteris gracilis var. humilior (Hook.) Cronquist; Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene

eFlora Treatment Author: Robert Patterson & Carolyn J. Ferguson