Phlox setaca

Common names: Fine-leaved Phlox, Moss Phlox, Mountain Phlox, Moss Pink

Genus: Phlox

Species: Phlox setacea

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Phlox

Modern Species: Phlox setaca

Modern Family: Polemomaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: pink to lavender or white

Season: spring

Native Region: US from NY to Maryland

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum