[Phlox: The Genus Phlox East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

What might be western mountain phlox as seen on steep, rock garden slopes along the High Lake Trail, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness............July 17, 2013.

What appears to be western mountain phlox as seen at about 7525' along the trail between the Table Rock South Trailhead and Bullrun Rock, Monument Rock Wilderness.........August 2, 2011.

Western mountain phlox blooming along the Road's End Trail #201, Malheur National Forest and Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.....July 7, 2023.

Western mountain phlox as seen along Trail #201A between the Trails End Trailhead and the junction with the Pine Creek Trail #201, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness.......August 3, 2011.