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

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Euxoa extranea

Euxoa infausta

Spotted Straw Sun Moth

Heliothis phloxiphaga

Purple-Lined Sallow

Pyrrhia exprimens