[Phlox West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Showy Phlox

Phlox speciosa

Synonyms: Phlox speciosa ssp. nitida, Phlox speciosa var. nitida, Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis

Showy phlox blooming at the Days Gulch Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......April 6, 2022.

Showy phlox blooming at left at the Days Gulch Botanical Area southwest of Selma, OR......April 21, 2021. The photo at right shows a close-up of the flower of showy phlox. Note the prominently notched petals so characteristic of this species. Photographed along the Illinois River in dry coniferous forest to the southwest of Selma, OR........April 5, 2009.

Showy phlox as photographed along the Illinois River in dry coniferous forest to the southwest of Selma, OR........April 5, 2009. Note the somewhat erect growth and long, narrow and oppositely paired leaves of this species.

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Showy phlox blooming at the Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Wayside to the southwest of Selma, Oregon..........April 27, 2012.

Paul Slichter