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Microsteris gracilis
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene
Slender Phlox, Annual-phlox
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: MIGR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall, often much shorter.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , YellowBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , IL , MT , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC , YT
Native Habitat: Dry to moist areas, openings, woodlands, shrublands.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | UPL | FACU | UPL | UPL | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 74 - Southwest Colorado Wildflowers (2020) Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
From the Archive
Wildflower Newsletter 1990 VOL. 7, NO.2 - Preservation Blooms in Recreated Prairies, New Wildflower Center Prairie Welcome...Additional resources
USDA: Find Microsteris gracilis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Microsteris gracilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Microsteris gracilis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-06-22Research By: CBR