Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Phlox condensata is a species of phlox known by the common name dwarf phlox. It is native to the western United States including eastern California, Nevada, and Colorado, where it grows in rocky, mountainous areas. It is a very compact mat-forming perennial herb growing in patches often less than a centimeter tall. The toothlike lance-shaped leaves are no more than half a centimeter long and lined with stiff hairs. The inflorescence is a solitary tubular flower up to a centimeter long with a flat white or pale pink corolla.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

1 in Tall

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Color

Pink, White

Plant communities

Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 55 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Amphibious Miner Bee

Andrena amphibola

Copper-tinted Miner Bee

Andrena cupreotincta

Western Red-legged Miner Bee

Andrena medionitens