[The Genus Polemonium on Mt. Adams]

Showy Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium

Polemonium californicum

The photo above shows a close-up of a flower of showy Jacob's ladder as seen along the road to King's Mt. at ~ 4160' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams................May 28, 2005.
Locations on Mt. Adams where this species has been seen:

1. Killen Creek Trail

2. Pacific Crest Trail (Road #23 to Horseshoe Meadows)

3. Shorthorn Trail

4. Round the Mt. Trail (Horseshoe Meadows to Bird Creek Meadows)


The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the flowers and calyx of showy Jacob's ladder as seen along the road to King's Mt. at ~ 4160' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams................May 28, 2005.

The photo above shows the flowers of showy Jacob's ladder as seen along the road to King's Mt. at ~ 4160' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams................May 28, 2005.

The basal leaf of showy jacob's ladder as seen in a cleft in a cliff at 6700' on the Ridge of Wonders. The leaflets are each 10-20 mm long while the blade is a good 15 cm long.............................August 12, 2006.

Paul Slichter