Latin name: Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) E. Greene
Pronunciation: my-KROS-ter-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
Name derivations: 1) Microsteris 2) gracilis
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