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Polemonium foliosissimum var. molle

Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray var. molle (Greene) Anway

Towering Jacob's-ladder, Towering Jacob's Ladder

Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)

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USDA Symbol: POFOM3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Bluish violet to lavender.

Distribution

USA: CO , NM , UT
Native Habitat: Open sites, meadows, along streams, conifer forests.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 15 - The American Southwest (1994) John Crossley
Webref 11 - Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness (2012) Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium

Additional resources

USDA: Find Polemonium foliosissimum var. molle in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polemonium foliosissimum var. molle in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium foliosissimum var. molle

Metadata

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

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