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Polemoniaceae[HC, HC2](Phlox Family)
Synonyms: (none)

References:

» Porter, J. M. and L. A. Johnson. 2000. A phylogenetic classification of Polemoniaceae. Aliso 19(1): 55-91.

Family information last updated 1/7/2010 by David Giblin.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)
Common Names
# Synonyms
Aliciella leptomeria (A. Gray) J.M. Porter[HC2]
Great Basin gilia, sand gily-flower
2 synonyms
Aliciella lottiae (A.G. Day) J.M. Porter[HC2]
Lott's gily-flower
1 synonym
Aliciella micromeria (A. Gray) J.M. Porter[HC2]
dainty gilia
1 synonym
Collomia debilis (S. Watson) Greene[HC, HC2]
alpine collomia
0 synonyms
var. camporum Payson[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. debilis[HC, HC2]
alpine collomia
2 synonyms
var. trifida Payson[HC2, IMF4]
 
1 synonym
Collomia grandiflora Douglas ex Lindl.[HC, HC2]
large-flowered collomia, large-flower mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Collomia heterophylla Douglas ex Hook.[HC, HC2]
varied-leaf collomia, variable-leaf mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Collomia larsenii (A. Gray) Payson[HC2, JPM]
Larsen's alpine collomia, talus collomia
1 synonym
Collomia linearis Nutt.[HC, HC2]
narrow-leaf collomia, narrow-leaf mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Collomia macrocalyx Leiberg ex Brand[HC, HC2]
bristle-flowered collomia, bristle-flower mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Collomia tenella A. Gray[HC, HC2]
diffuse collomia, diffuse mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Collomia tinctoria Kellogg[HC, HC2]
yellow-staining collomia, yellow-staining mountain-trumpet
0 synonyms
Eriastrum signatum D. Gowen[HC2]
marked woollystar
0 synonyms
Eriastrum wilcoxii (A. Nelson) H. Mason[HC2, JPM]
Wilcox's woolstar
1 synonym
Gilia brecciarum M.E. Jones[HC2]
Nevada gilia
0 synonyms
ssp. brecciarum[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Gilia capitata Sims[HC, HC2]
bluehead gilia, globe gilia
0 synonyms
ssp. capitata[HC2, JPM]
bluefield gilia, globe gilia
0 synonyms
Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet[HC2, JPM]
shy gily-flower
0 synonyms
Gilia millefoliata Fisch. & C.A. Mey.[HC2]
manyleaf gilia
0 synonyms
Gilia modocensis Eastw.[HC2]
Modoc gilia
0 synonyms
Gilia sinuata Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2, JPM]
shy gilia, sinuate gilia, rosy gily-flower
2 synonyms
Gilia tweedyi Rydb.[HC2]
Tweedy's gilia
1 synonym
Gymnosteris nudicaulis (Hook. & Arn.) Greene[HC, HC2]
large-flowered gymnosteris, nakedstem gymnosteris
0 synonyms
Gymnosteris parvula A. Heller[HC, HC2]
small-flowered gymnosteris
0 synonyms
Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V.E. Grant[HC2]
scarlet gilia
3 synonyms
ssp. aggregata[HC2, JPM2]
scarlet gilia, skyrocket
4 synonyms
ssp. weberi V.E. Grant & Wilken[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Ipomopsis congesta (Hook.) V.E. Grant[HC2]
ball-head gilia, many-flowered gilia
1 synonym
ssp. congesta[HC2, JPM]
ball-head gilia, many-flowered gilia
3 synonyms
ssp. crebrifolia (Nutt.) A.G. Day[HC2]
 
1 synonym
ssp. montana (A. Nelson & Kenn.) V.E. Grant[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
ssp. viridis (Cronquist) A.G. Day[HC2]
 
1 synonym
Ipomopsis polycladon (Torr.) V.E. Grant[HC2]
manybranched ipomopsis
0 synonyms
Ipomopsis spicata (Nutt.) V.E. Grant[HC2]
spicate gilia
1 synonym
ssp. orchidacea (Brand) Wilken & R.L. Hartm.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Ipomopsis tenuituba (Rydb.) V.E. Grant[HC2]
slendertube skyrocket
0 synonyms
Langloisia setosissima (Torr. & A. Gray ex Torr.) Greene[HC, HC2]
bristly langloisia
0 synonyms
ssp. punctata (A. Gray ex Coville) Timbrook[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Lathrocasis tenerrima (A. Gray) L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
delicate gilia
1 synonym
Leptosiphon bicolor Nutt.[HC2, JPM2]
bicolored babystars, bicolored linanthus
2 synonyms
Leptosiphon bolanderi (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
Bolander's desert-trumpets, Baker's linanthus
2 synonyms
Leptosiphon ciliatus (Benth.) Jeps.[HC2]
whiskerbrush
0 synonyms
Leptosiphon harknessii (Curran) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
Harkness's desert-trumpets, three-seed desert-trumpets
2 synonyms
Leptosiphon liniflorus (Benth.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
flax-flower desert-trumpets, thread-stem linanthus, thread-stemmed linanthus
5 synonyms
Leptosiphon nuttallii (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2]
Nuttall's leptosiphon
4 synonyms
ssp. nuttallii[HC2, JPM2]
Nuttall's leptosiphon
1 synonym
ssp. pubescens (R. Patt.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2]
Nuttall's leptosiphon
2 synonyms
Leptosiphon septentrionalis (H. Mason) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
northern desert-trumpets, northern linanthus
3 synonyms
Linanthus pungens (Torr.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2, JPM2]
prickly phlox
14 synonyms
Linanthus watsonii (A. Gray) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2]
Watson's prickly-phlox
0 synonyms
ssp. watsonii[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Microgilia minutiflora (Benth.) J.M. Porter & L.A. Johnson[HC2]
small-flowered gilia, small-flower skyrocket
2 synonyms
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene[HC, HC2, JPM2]
pink microsteris, slender phlox
11 synonyms
Navarretia breweri (A. Gray) Greene[HC, HC2]
Brewer's navarretia, yellow-flowered navarretia, yellow pincushion-plant
0 synonyms
Navarretia divaricata Greene[HC, HC2]
divaricate navarretia, mountain navarretia, divaricate pincushion-plant, mountain pincushion-plant
0 synonyms
ssp. divaricata[HC2, JPM2]
mountain navarretia
0 synonyms
Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook.[HC, HC2]
needle-leaf navarretia
3 synonyms
Navarretia leucocephala Benth.[HC2]
least navarretia
0 synonyms
ssp. diffusa Bjork[HC2]
diffuse navarretia
0 synonyms
ssp. minima (Nutt.) A.G. Day[HC2, JPM]
least navarretia
1 synonym
Navarretia linearifolia (Howell) L. A. Johnson[HC2]
linear-leaved navarretia
0 synonyms
ssp. linearifolia[HC2]
linear-leaved navarretia, linear-leaved pincushion-plant
0 synonyms
Navarretia propinqua Suksd.[HC2]
Great Basin navarretia, near navarretia
3 synonyms
Navarretia sinistra (M.E. Jones) L.A. Johnson[HC2]
Alva Day's pincushion-plant
0 synonyms
Navarretia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.[HC, HC2]
skunkweed
1 synonym
Navarretia tagetina Greene[HC, HC2]
marigold navarretia, northern navarretia, marigold pincushion-plant
0 synonyms
Navarretia willamettensis S.C. Spencer[HC2]
Willamette navarretia
0 synonyms
Phlox aculeata A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
prickly-leaved phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox adsurgens Torr. ex A. Gray[HC, HC2]
periwinkle phlox, woodland phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox albomarginata M.E. Jones[HC, HC2]
white-margined phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox alyssifolia Greene[HC, HC2]
alyssum-leaved phlox
0 synonyms
ssp. alyssifolia[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
ssp. collina (Rydb.) Wherry[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Phlox austromontana Coville[HC, HC2, JPM]
spreading phlox
0 synonyms
ssp. austromontana[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Phlox bryoides Nutt.[HC2]
moss phlox
1 synonym
Phlox caespitosa Nutt.[HC, HC2]
clumped phlox, clustered phlox, stiff phlox, tufted phlox
7 synonyms
Phlox colubrina Wherry & Constance[HC, HC2]
Snake River phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox condensata (A. Gray) E.E. Nelson[HC2]
compact phlox, cushion phlox
2 synonyms
Phlox diffusa Benth.[HC, HC2]
spreading phlox
4 synonyms
Phlox hendersonii (E.E. Nelson) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
Henderson's phlox
1 synonym
Phlox hoodii Richardson[HC, HC2]
Hood's phlox
0 synonyms
ssp. canescens (Torr. & A. Gray) Wherry[HC2, IMF4, JPM, KZ99]
carpet phlox, Hood's phlox
3 synonyms
ssp. hoodii[HC2]
carpet phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox idahonis Wherry[HC, HC2]
clearwater phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox kelseyi Britton[HC, HC2]
Kelsey's phlox
1 synonym
Phlox longifolia Nutt.[HC, HC2]
long-leaf phlox
18 synonyms
Phlox missoulensis Wherry[HC2]
Missoula phlox
1 synonym
Phlox mollis Wherry[HC2]
soft phlox
1 synonym
Phlox multiflora A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
many-flowered phlox
0 synonyms
Phlox solivaga Mayfield & Darrach[HC2]
yeti phlox
1 synonym
Phlox speciosa Pursh[HC, HC2, JPM2]
showy phlox
7 synonyms
Phlox viscida E.E. Nelson[HC, HC2]
sticky phlox
0 synonyms
Polemonium californicum Eastw.[HC2, JPM]
low Jacob's-ladder
3 synonyms
Polemonium carneum A. Gray[HC, HC2, JPM]
royal Jacob's-ladder, great polemonium, salmon polemonium
1 synonym
Polemonium elegans Greene[HC, HC2]
elegant Jacob's-ladder, elegant polemonium
0 synonyms
Polemonium elusum J.J. Irwin & R.L. Hartm.[HC2]
elusive polemonium
0 synonyms
Polemonium micranthum Benth.[HC, HC2, JPM2]
annual Jacob's-ladder, annual polemonium
1 synonym
Polemonium occidentale Greene[HC, HC2]
western Jacob's-ladder, western polemonium
8 synonyms
Polemonium pectinatum Greene[HC, HC2]
Washington Jacob's-ladder, Washington polemonium
0 synonyms
Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook.[HC, HC2]
showy polemonium
0 synonyms
var. pulcherrimum[HC, HC2, JPM]
showy Jacob's-ladder
10 synonyms
Polemonium viscosum Nutt.[HC, HC2]
sticky Jacob's-ladder, sticky polemonium
2 synonyms
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