[Polemoniums and Jacob's Ladders: The Genus Polemonium in Mt. Adams Country]
Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium micranthum
Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha
The photo above shows a close-up of the corolla of littlebells polemonium as seen along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR...........April 27, 2008.
The photo above shows the upper stem leaves and calyx of littlebells polemonium as seen along Laurel Road at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.............May 4, 2007. The plants at this location had already bloomed out by the time of this photo. Note the pinnately compound leaves typical of all polemoniums.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately compound leaf of littlebells polemonium as seen along Laurel Road at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........May 4, 2007. Note the numerous gland-tipped hairs on the surface of the leaf.
The photo above shows provides a close-up look inside the corolla of littlebells polemonium as seen on BLM lands at Cowiche Canyon several miles to the west of Yakima, WA...........March 28, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the calyx and corolla of littlebells polemonium as seen on BLM lands at Cowiche Canyon several miles to the west of Yakima, WA...........March 28, 2007. Note that the petals are about equal to or shorter than the calyx lobes. Note also the numerous gland-tipped hairs covering the calyx lobes as well as the leaves.
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The 3 photos above show close-up views of littlebells polemonium as seen along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........April 11, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of littlebells polemonium as seen along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........April 27, 2008.
Paul Slichter