Phlox colubrina Wherry & Constance belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Phlox colubrina, Smith, J 10727--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (10).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Phlox
Specific Epithet
colubrina
Authorship
Wherry & Constance
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#203,073 of 335,497
Top 61%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
United States, Idaho, Nez Perce
46.045056, -116.886556
Location Remarks
The Nature Conservancy's China Garden Creek Preserve, on the Snake River opposite the Oregon border, but on the Idaho side. Corral Creek jeep track. Vicinity of the red barn. 799 m elev.
Collectors
James F. Smith, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer
Notes
Open meadows with Pseudoroegneria spicatum and Balsamorhiza sagittata. Stems clustered, corolla pink.
