What does phlox look like?
Longleaf phlox usually has pink blossoms, though the color may vary from pink to nearly purple. The flower has five petals. Its long, needle-like leaves are narrow and sometimes can be found winding around the limbs of sagebrush. Longleaf phlox is common and widespread mostly in sandy and loamy soils of the shrub-steppe. Longleaf phlox is common locally in undisturbed areas such as the slopes of Badger Mountain and the Horse Heaven Hills. Hood’s phlox generally has a white flower with five petals. It forms low-growing mats and is found in rocky soil on the crests of ridges such as Rattlesnake Ridge, Badger Mountain, the Saddle Mountains, and Horse Heaven Hills. It has very small narrow leaves. Showy phlox also is pink or white but looks slightly different than the other two species. Its five petals appear notched on the end instead of rounded. Locally, showy phlox has been found in moist canyons of the Rattlesnake Hills and Umtanum Ridge near Priest Rapids. Other places you can see nat
