What is "mountain phlox"

n. low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover [syn: moss pink, moss phlox, dwarf phlox, Phlox subulata]

Mountain phlox is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Phlox austromontana, native to the southwestern United States and Baja California
• Phlox subulata, native to the eastern and central United States