Phlox hirsuta

Phlox hirsuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species:
P. hirsuta
Binomial name
Phlox hirsuta

Phlox hirsuta, the Yreka phlox or hairy phlox,[1] is a species of phlox. It is a small flowering plant that grows in the serpentine soils of Siskiyou County, California[2][3] and is the official city flower of Yreka, California, after which it is named.[4][5]

  1. ^ CalFlora database entry for Phlox hirsuta. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. ^ Yreka Phlox, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, retrieved 2009-09-14.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference drp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Smith, David (September 11, 2009), "Council names Yreka Phlox city flower", Siskiyou Daily News, archived from the original on November 5, 2009, retrieved September 14, 2009.
  5. ^ Yreka Phlox, City of Yreka, retrieved 2010-10-27.