[Phlox: The Genus Microsteris (formerly the Genus Phlox) West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox

Phlox gracilis

Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior, Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis, Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis

Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox: Phlox gracilis (Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior

Midget phlox in bloom in vernally moist soils atop Upper Table Rock several miles north of Medford, OR.........April 4, 2009.

Flower of Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox: Phlox gracilis (Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior) - Flower of Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox: Phlox gracilis (Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior)

Two close-ups of the upper stem leaves and flowers of midget phlox in bloom atop Upper Table Rock several miles north of Medford, OR........April 4, 2009. Note the numerous spreading, gland-tipped hairs on the stems and leaves.

Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox: Phlox gracilis (Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior, Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis, Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis) - Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox: Phlox gracilis (Synonyms: Gilia gracilis, Microsteris gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis, Microsteris gracilis var. humilior, Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis, Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis)

Midget phlox observed blooming along Coyote Creek Road several miles uphill to the east of where the pavement stops, east of Wolf Creek, OR, Josephine County......April 7, 2022.
Paul Slichter