Latin name: Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A.A. Heller ssp. stansburyi Pronunciation: FLOX STANS-bur-ee-eye Common name: Stansbury phlox Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox) Habitat: Dry rocky areas to 9000', creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, mountains of eastern Mojave Desert Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Phlox 2) stansburyi Var. brevifolia also in East Mojave and desert mountains |
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