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Polemonium micranthum
Polemonium micranthum Benth.
Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder, Littlebell Jacob's-ladder, Small Jacob's Ladder, Annual Sky Pilot
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Synonym(s): Polemoniella micrantha
USDA Symbol: POMI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , BlueBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: White to light blue.
Distribution
USA: CA , ID , MA , MT , ND , NV , OR , PA , UT , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Habitat: Open, seasonally wet areas, open plains and foothills, often with shrubs.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of WashingtonWebref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Polemonium micranthum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polemonium micranthum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium micranthum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-06-25Research By: CBR