Cold Desert Phlox
EntdeckenPflanzen
Cold Desert Phlox
phlox stansburyi
Cold Desert Phlox, scientifically known as Phlox stansburyi, is a hardy perennial wildflower native to the arid landscapes of the Western United States. Standing as a colorful beacon in otherwise dusty terrains, this resilient plant thrives where many others fail, lighting up sagebrush deserts and rocky slopes with its beautiful pink and purple blossoms in late spring. It plays a vital role in its native ecosystem by providing an early-season nectar source for a variety of long-tongued pollinators, including butterflies and hawkmoths, which are drawn to its fragrant, tubular blooms.
Lebensraum: Found in dry, open habitats including rocky slopes, sagebrush scrub, and pinyon-juniper woodlands across the western Great Basin.
Aussehen
This low-growing perennial or subshrub typically reaches 10 to 30 centimeters in height, forming clumped, woody bases. Its opposite, lance-shaped leaves are stiff, narrow, and coated in distinctive sticky, glandular hairs. The flowers are the plant's most striking feature, sporting five-lobed, flat-faced petals that range from pale pink and lavender to deep rose, centered around a narrow tube that is 1 to 2 centimeters long.
ReichPlantaeStammTracheophytaKlasseMagnoliopsidaOrdnungEricalesFamiliePolemoniaceaeGattungPhlox
Kategorie
PflanzenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Interessante Fakten
Its long, tubular flower throat restricts nectar access to specialized pollinators with long proboscises, ensuring highly efficient pollination.
The species name 'stansburyi' honors Howard Stansbury, a 19th-century US Army officer who led a major scientific expedition to explore the Great Salt Lake basin.
The sticky residue on its leaves acts like natural flypaper, which may prevent destructive crawling pests from reaching and consuming the flowers.
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Glandular Armor
Stems and leaves are coated in sticky, glandular hairs that deter crawling insect predators and help reduce moisture loss in dry winds.
Fähigkeit
Drought-Resilient Taproot
An extensive, woody taproot system anchors the plant deep into rocky crevices to access moisture reserves during dry summer months.
Fähigkeit
Low Cushion Profile
Its low-growing, compact growth form protects it from severe desert winds and helps trap micro-humidity near the ground.
Maße und Details
- Länge
- 10-30 cm
- Lebenserwartung
- 3-10 Jahre
Ernährung und Fütterung
Like all green plants, Cold Desert Phlox synthesizes its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential soil nutrients.
Hauptnahrung
- Sunlight
- Carbon dioxide
- Water
- Soil minerals
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
mutualism
White-lined Sphinx Moth
Hyles lineata
Adult moths visit the flowers to drink nectar, pollinating the phlox in the process.
eaten by
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Deer occasionally browse the tender early-spring foliage of this subshrub in times of food scarcity.
competitor
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
Competes directly for soil moisture and scarce nutrient resources in dry Great Basin soils.
Merkmale
Für dieses Objekt sind noch keine Merkmal-Badges vergeben.
Auch bekannt als
Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.
Sammlungen
Sammlungen für dieses Objekt erscheinen hier, wenn weitere Themen hinzugefügt werden.
Sicherheit
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Noch keine besonderen Sicherheitshinweise.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Wie identifiziert man Cold Desert Phlox?
Der einfachste Weg, Cold Desert Phlox zu bestimmen, ist die Verwendung der Naturführer-App Snappit.
Was ist der/die/das länge von Cold Desert Phlox?
10-30 cm
Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cold Desert Phlox?
3-10 Jahre
Was frisst Cold Desert Phlox?
Like all green plants, Cold Desert Phlox synthesizes its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and essential soil nutrients.
Wo findet man Cold Desert Phlox normalerweise?
Found in dry, open habitats including rocky slopes, sagebrush scrub, and pinyon-juniper woodlands across the western Great Basin.
Snap-Karte
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Karte wird geladen…
Neueste Snaps
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.
_(6804020555).jpg&width=800)
