Phlox longifolia, the longleaf phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is native to British Columbia and the western and west-central United States, but is absent west of the Cascades. A perennial subshrub reaching but usually shorter, it is typically found in dry, open situations such as slopes, rocky areas, and plains.
Taxonomy Phlox longifolia was scientifically described and given its scientific name by Thomas Nuttall in 1834. It is classified in the Phlox genus and the Polemoniaceae family. The species has 30 botanical synonyms, of which nine are species names that are heterotypic synonyms.
Table of Synonyms Name Year Notes Armeria linearifolia 1891 Phlox cernua 1899 Phlox cortezana 1931 Phlox grahamii 1943 Phlox humilis 1845 Phlox linearifolia 1878 Phlox puberula 1909 Phlox tenuis 1913nom. illeg. homonym. post. Phlox visenda 1931
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