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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