Status:
valid
Authors:
Britton
Source:
tro
Year:
1892
Citation Micro:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 225 (1892)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001099760
Common Names
- Kelsey's Phlox
- Kelsey Phlox
- Kelseyi Phlox
Uses & Benefits
Phlox kelseyi is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and flower beds, and is also used to attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
Phlox kelseyi sub. salina (M.E.Jones) Wherry
Phlox kelseyi var. missoulensis (Wherry) Cronquist
Phlox kelseyi sub. glandulosa Wherry
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Phlox kelseyi has white to pink flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have small, narrow leaves.
Where to Find Phlox kelseyi
Phlox kelseyi can be found in the United States in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Species in the Phlox genus
Phlox pulchra,
Phlox pyramidalis,
Phlox mexicana,
Phlox peckii,
Phlox ovata,
Phlox opalensis,
Phlox drummondii,
Phlox clutena,
Phlox missoulensis,
Phlox vermejoensis,
Phlox hoodii,
Phlox aculeata,
Phlox adsurgens,
Phlox albomarginata,
Phlox alyssifolia,
Phlox amabilis,
Phlox amoena,
Phlox amplifolia,
Phlox andicola,
Phlox austromontana,
Phlox bifida,
Phlox buckleyi,
Phlox caespitosa,
Phlox carolina,
Phlox caryophylla,
Phlox cluteana,
Phlox colubrina,
Phlox cuspidata,
Phlox diffusa,
Phlox dispersa,
Phlox divaricata,
Phlox dolichantha,
Phlox douglasii,
Phlox floridana,
Phlox glaberrima,
Phlox glabriflora,
Phlox gladiformis,
Phlox glutinosa,
Phlox hendersonii,
Phlox idahonis,
Phlox kelseyi,
Phlox longifolia,
Phlox longipilosa,
Phlox maculata,
Phlox mesoleuca,
Phlox mollis,
Phlox multiflora,
Phlox nana,
Phlox nivalis,
Phlox oklahomensis,
Species in the Polemoniaceae family
Acanthogilia gloriosa,
Aliciella caespitosa,
Aliciella formosa,
Aliciella haydenii,
Aliciella heterostyla,
Aliciella humillima,
Aliciella hutchinsifolia,
Aliciella latifolia,
Aliciella leptomeria,
Aliciella lottiae,
Aliciella mcvickerae,
Aliciella micromeria,
Aliciella nyensis,
Aliciella pentstemonoides,
Aliciella pinnatifida,
Aliciella ripleyi,
Aliciella sedifolia,
Aliciella stenothyrsa,
Aliciella subacaulis,
Aliciella subnuda,
Aliciella tenuis,
Aliciella triodon,
Aliciella monoensis,
Aliciella cliffordii,
Allophyllum divaricatum,
Allophyllum gilioides,
Allophyllum glutinosum,
Allophyllum integrifolium,
Allophyllum nemophilophyllum,
Bonplandia geminiflora,
Bonplandia linearis,
Bryantiella palmeri,
Cantua dendritica,
Cantua mediamnis,
Cantua volcanica,
Cantua alutacea,
Cantua bicolor,
Cantua buxifolia,
Cantua candelilla,
Cantua coerulea,
Cantua cordata,
Cantua cuzcoensis,
Cantua flexuosa,
Cantua glutinosa,
Cantua hibrida,
Cantua longifolia,
Cantua megapotamica,
Cantua ovata,
Cantua pyrifolia,
Cantua quercifolia,