Phlox aculeata A.Nelson belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Phlox
Specific Epithet
aculeata
Authorship
A.Nelson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#133,273 of 335,497
Top 40%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Idaho, Ada
43.512806, -116.3565
Location Remarks
Roadside weed adjacent to a grassy pasture. "Barber Park" area east of Boise on Highway 21.
Collectors
No collectors specified