Noun: mountain phlox
- Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
"mountain phlox carpeted the hillside with spring blooms";
- moss pink, moss phlox, dwarf phlox, Phlox subulata
Derived forms: mountain phloxes
Type of: phlox
Encyclopedia: Mountain phlox