Polemonium pulcherrimum subsp. delicatum (Rydb.) Brand
Family: Polemoniaceae
Jacob's-ladder
[Polemonium delicatum Rydb.,  more...]
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PLANT: 10-25 cm tall;

LEAVES: 5-12(-14) cm long, the leaflets 17-25, 5-15 mm long, 3-7 mm wide.

FLOWERS: calyx lobes mostly longer than the tube; corolla lobes obovate.

NOTES: See also parent taxon. Crevices, rocky slopes, subalpine conifer forests, talus above timberline: Apache, Coconino cos.; 3050-3840 m (10000-12600 ft); Jun-Aug. e NV to WY, s to AZ and n NM.

REFERENCES: Dieter H. Wilken and J. Mark Porter, 2005, Vascular Plants of Arizona: Polemoniaceae. CANOTIA 1: 1-37.

Polemonium pulcherrimum subsp. delicatum image
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Polemonium pulcherrimum subsp. delicatum image
Photo ©Al Schneider, swcoloradowildflowers.com