1. herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Phlox
n 1: herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or
perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or
matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico