Polemonium confertum
(Rocky Mountain Sky Pilot)
Polemonium confertum, North Swan River, Summit Co. 4906
Polemonium confertum, North Swan River, Summit Co. 2088
Polemonium confertum, North Swan River, Summit Co. 4874
| Scientific Name | Polemonium confertum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POCO26 |
| Common Name | Rocky Mountain Sky Pilot | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504481 |
| Family | Polemoniaceae (Phlox) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Subalpine and alpine (10500 to 14000 ft.); open areas, talus and scree slopes. Plant: Perennial up to 12 inches tall with clumps of erect, sticky stems; sweet-smelling. Leaves: Mostly basal leaves 2 to 5 inches long, pinnately-divided into many (13-39) small, lobed and sticky leaflets. Inflorescence: Dense, compact terminal cyme of a several blue-to-lavender tubular to bell-shaped blossoms each almost 1 inch long, 5 lobes; corolla twice as long as calyx; orange anthers. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SW Colorado Wildflowers. Note: There is significant disagreement amongst experts on the identities of P. viscosum and P. confertum. See SW Colorado Wildflowers for a discussion about this. The images here are believed to be P. confertum, but that could be wrong in some cases. |
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Colorado Status: Endemic |
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