Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Polemonium foliosissimum Gray
(Jacob's Ladder)
Family: Polemoniaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Polemonium foliosissimum Gray var. molle (Greene) Anway
Polemonium grande Greene
Polemonium molle Greene
Polemonium pterospermum A. Nelson & Cockerell
Polemonium foliosissimum is an upper elevation herb similar except for
flower color to Polemonium flavum. It is upright and has
a compound leaf, the leaflets lanceolate. The flowers are lavender.
Polemonium flavum is found in upper elevation mixed conifer forests.
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Polemonium foliosissimum, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, July 21, 2008

Polemonium foliosissimum, detail of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, July 21, 2008

Polemonium foliosissimum, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & Kelly Kindscher, Black Range, McKnight Peak, July 21, 2008
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