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Phlox longifolia

Common Name: Longleaf Phlox

USDA lists 2 varieties of which one is found in WA state:
ssp. brevifolia: (Longleaf Phlox) Southwest US
ssp. longifolia: (Longleaf Phlox) wNA

Note irregular (slightly notched) end to petals and longer style than P. speciosa.

east Central Cascades
TRAIL: Umtanum Ridge
HABITAT: Shrub-steppe
ELEVATION: 655 m (2,150 ft.)
BLOOM TIME: 22-APR
Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia
Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia