Participant Info

Species

Phlox pulvinata [Phlox caespitosa subsp. pulvinata] [Phlox variabilis] [Phlox sibirica subsp. pulvinata]

Family

Polemoniaceae

CommonName

cushion phlox

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1938

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Music, Spring Creek, Whiskey

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Hinsdale Co, North Clear Creek Falls 23 May 2016

Comments

Cushion phlox has been collected fairly frequently in the subalpine and alpine on both sides of the Valley, less frequently in the montane: outcrop crevices, willow carrs, high meadows and cliffs, talus slopes. Phlox pulvinata occurs in all mountain ranges west of the Great Plains, including the Cristos of New Mexico. BONAP also indicates Otero Co in New Mexico, on the Mexican border, but Allred et al. (2020) do not show that location.

Annotation