Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Phlox tenuifolia - Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox Phlox tenuifolia - Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox
Scientific Name: Phlox tenuifolia
Common Name: Santa Catalina Mountain Phlox, Vine Phlox, Desert Phlox
Flower Color: White
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: To 39 inches (1 m) tall, but usually less
Date Observed: April 9, 2005
Notes: The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, tubular flowers have a yellow throat and 5 round-tipped lobes. The leaves are dark green, narrowly linear, and up to 2 inches (5 cm) long. In sunny spots, this plant is low and mounded, but in shady spots, it is taller and vine-like.
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