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Sturla, Gene

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: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule , Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall, often much shorter.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , IL , MT , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , UT , WA , WY
Canada: 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

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Microsteris gracilis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Microsteris gracilis

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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