Phlox longifolia Nutt.

Longleaf phlox (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Polemoniaceae > Phlox

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen plant. It grows 0.25-0.45m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.45
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-2
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Venereal Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (leaf), Contraceptive (leaf), Gynecological Aid (leaf), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Cold Remedy (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Pediatric Aid (root), Cathartic (root), Eye Medicine (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Disinfectant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Phlox longifolia flower picture by Madelyn Passmore (cc-by-sa)
Phlox longifolia flower picture by Peter Nelson (cc-by-sa)
Phlox longifolia flower picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Phlox longifolia world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:193549-2
WFO ID wfo-0001099764
COL ID 6VBW3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Phlox longifolia subvar. brevifolia Phlox puberula Phlox cernua Phlox longifolia Phlox superba Phlox stansburyi Phlox grayi Phlox cortezana Phlox humilis Phlox linearifolia Phlox visenda Phlox longifolia f. brevifolia Phlox longifolia subsp. cortezana Phlox longifolia subsp. longipes Phlox longifolia subsp. humilis Phlox longifolia subsp. brevifolia Phlox longifolia subsp. longifolia Phlox stansburyi var. stansburyi Phlox longifolia var. longifolia Phlox speciosa var. stansburyi Phlox longifolia var. brevifolia Phlox stansburyi var. compacta Phlox longifolia var. compacta Phlox linearifolia var. longipes Phlox speciosa var. linearifolia Phlox longifolia subsp. compacta Phlox stansburyi subsp. compacta Phlox viridis subsp. compacta Phlox viridis subsp. longipes Phlox longifolia var. longipes Phlox longifolia var. stansburyi Phlox grahamii Phlox longifolia var. humilis