Phlox stolonifera (creeping phlox or moss phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to the eastern United States. It occurs in woodlands and stream banks
Its flowers are pale purple, pink, or white, in diameter, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens, which are borne on stems that are tall. They lack the central band of color that is present in the flowers of the related Phlox subulata.
The Latin specific epithet stolonifera means having stolons or rooting runners.