Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Polemonium flavum Greene
(Yellow Jacob's Ladder)


Family: Polemoniaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Polemonium filicinum Greene
Polemonium foliosissimum Gray var. flavum (Greene) Anway

Polemonium flavum is an upper elevation herb. It is upright and has a compound leaf, the leaflets lanceolate. The flowers are pale yellow. Polemonium flavum is found in upper elevation Ponderosa Pine forests.
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Polemonium flavum, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 15, 2008



Polemonium flavum, detail of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 15, 2008



Polemonium flavum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 22, 2009



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