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| Phlox alyssifolia ssp. alyssifolia Greene | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Polemoniaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Phlox | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Phlox alyssifolia ssp. vera Wherry | ||||||||
| Common Names: | alyssumleaf phlox blue phlox |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | southwestern Alberta, south-central Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southern Saskatchewan; Wood Mountain – Twelve Mile Lake – Big Muddy Lake | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Mixed Grassland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | dry, eroded, stony, grassland ridge-slopes | ||||||||
| Associated Species: | elegant cinquefoil, field locoweed, needle-and-thread grass, plains milkvetch, streambank wheatgrass | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 N2 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | Not at Risk |
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| Alyssumleaf phlox is vulnerable because it is rare or uncommon in Saskatchewan. Possible threats have been identified for this species. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 3 – 10 cm | ||||||||
| Stems: | base somewhat woody, nearly lying flat on the ground, branched | ||||||||
| Leaves: | 10 – 20 mm long, linear, thick; margins entire, white, hard, hairy, sharp-pointed | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | flowers few | ||||||||
| Flowers: | sepals 7 – 8 mm long, glandular-hairy, lobes bristle-tipped; petals 15 – 20 mm long, much longer than sepals, pale blue or white | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsule; seeds few | ||||||||
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