[Polemoniums and Jacob's Ladders: The Genus Polemonium in Mt. Adams Country]

Western Polemonium

Polemonium occidentale

Synonyms: Polemonium caeruleum ssp. amygdalium, Polemonium caeruleum ssp. occidentale, Polemonium caeruleum var. pterospermum, Polemonium helleri, Polemonium intermedium, Polemonium occidentale ssp. amygdalium, Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale, Polemonium occidentale ssp. typicum

The inflorescence of western polemonium as seen at Island Springs on the Ridge of Wonders, Mt. Adams..........August 12, 2006. Note how the 3-lobed stigma at the tip of the style extends well past the mouth of the corolla while the stamens are shorter than the corolla lobes.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence of western polemonium as seen along eastern branch of the loop trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows ' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.......July 30, 2005.

Locations on Mt. Adams where this species has been seen:

1. Moist meadows along the Highline Trail #114 just northwest of Foggy Flats.

2. Moist meadows in the Bird Creek Meadows area.

3. Meadows along Hellroaring Creek.

4. Edges of Island Springs on the Ridge of Wonders.

The photo above shows a close-up view of the pinnately compound leaf of western polemonium as seen along eastern branch of the loop trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows ' on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams........July 30, 2005.

Another view of the pinnately compound basal leaf of western polemonium as seen at Island Springs, Mount Adams.........August 12, 2006.

Inflorescence of western polemonium as seen at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams..........August 1, 2014.

Paul Slichter