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Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale
Polemonium occidentale Greene ssp. occidentale
Western Polemonium, Great Polemonium, Western Jacob's Ladder, Western Jacob's-ladder, Western Sky Pilot
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Synonym(s): Polemonium caeruleum ssp. amygdalium, Polemonium caeruleum ssp. occidentale, Polemonium caeruleum var. pterospermum, Polemonium helleri, Polemonium intermedium, Polemonium occidentale ssp. amygdalium, Polemonium occidentale ssp. typicum
USDA Symbol: POOCO
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Blue , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Blue to purplish.
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: AB , BC
Native Habitat: Moist to wet areas, meadows, streambanks.
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 occidentale ssp. occidentale in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale
Metadata
Record Modified: 2021-06-25Research By: CBR