Phlox subulata shine ainihin sunan Botanical na nau'in shuka wanda aka fi sani da creeping phlox ko moss phlox. Ita ce tsire-tsire na fure na shekara-shekara wanda na dangin Polemoniaceae, ɗan asalin gabas da tsakiyar Arewacin Amurka. Sunan "subulata" yana nufin siffar awl, wanda ke nufin siffar ganyen shuka. Kalmar “phlox” ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci “phlox” wadda ke nufin harshen wuta, tana nufin launuka masu haske da haske na furanni.