Moss Phlox, Musk Phlox
Phlox muscoides
Synonym: Phlox bryoides
Moss phlox on a gravelly, wind-swept bald atop the Hart Mountain ridgeline just north of the headwaters of the North Fork DeGarmo Canyon, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.......June 9, 2016. When seen as mounds of foliage, they do indeed look like a rock moss!
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Moss phlox on a gravelly, wind-swept bald atop the Hart Mountain ridgeline just north of the headwaters of the North Fork DeGarmo Canyon, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.......June 9, 2016.
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Moss phlox blooming on a rocky bald at about 7400' along the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 on the southeastern shoulder of Crook Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest.......June 28, 2019.
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Moss phlox with maturing seed capsules as observed on scablands on the ridgeline between Twelvemile and McDowell Peaks, Fremont-Winema National Forest......August 2, 2020.
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Moss phlox fading out of bloom on scablands on the ridgeline between Twelvemile and McDowell Peaks, Fremont-Winema National Forest......July 16, 2022.
Paul Slichter