Greene
Pronunciation: my-KRO-ster-is GRAS-il-is
Common name: Slender phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Open grassy places and woods, many plant
communities both montane and cismontane
Blooming period: March to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Microsteris
2) gracilis
Formerly Phlox gracilis