Phlox austromontana (Desert Mountain Phlox)
Family
POLEMONIACEAE
Common Name
Desert Mountain Phlox
Description
Cespitose perennial from a taproot; mat forming; numerous stems occasionally more erect, 1 dm tall; plants subglabrous or loosely hairy upward, not glandular; intercostal membranes of the calyx with a firm, low, linear, median keel; corolla white or less often bluish or pink.
Distribution
The range of this species is from central Utah west across Nevada and the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, extending south to central Arizona and the mountains of southern California and northern Baja, north to central Oregon into east and central Idaho. In Utah in the Dixie Corridor and north to Utah County. In New Mexico the range extends into San Juan County.
Habitat
Dry to moderately moist, open or sparsely wooded, often stony slopes from the foothills and higher plains to middle or seldom higher elevations in the mountains. Usually in juniper or pinyon-juniper.
Remarks
Another abundant, widespread species that peripherally occurs in the state.
Important Literature
Cronquist, A., et al. Intermountain Flora. Vol. 3A. New York Botanical Garden, NY. 1997.
Information Compiled By
Mike Eisenfeld 1998
For distribution maps and more information, visit Natural Heritage New Mexico