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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: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: White to light blue.

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MA , MT , ND , NV , OR , PA , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Open, seasonally wet areas, open plains and foothills, often with shrubs.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU FACU FACU FACU
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Polemonium micranthum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium micranthum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-06-25
Research By: CBR

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