PLANTS Profile for Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis (slender phlox)

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PLANTS Profile

Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis
slender phlox

Symbol:

MIGRG4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		I?
CAN		N

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Photo of Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

Phlox gracilis

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Sierra Co. May 23, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

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Synonyms:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

GIGR	Gilia gracilis Hook.
PHGR16	Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene	slender phlox
PHGRG	Phlox gracilis (Hook.) Greene ssp. gracilis	slender phlox

Distribution:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, ID, IL, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

View 21 genera in Polemoniaceae, 1 species in Microsteris, 2 varieties in Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene

Classification:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
Genus	Microsteris Greene
Species	Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene – slender phlox
Variety	Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis – slender phlox

Introduced Information:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

Microsteris gracilis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC-

UPL

FAC-

UPL

FACU

FACU*

UPL*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene var. gracilis

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 02:42 PM MDT