Polemonium eddyense

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Polemonium eddyense
Polemonium eddyense 1.jpg
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Polemonium
Species:
P. eddyense
Binomial name
Polemonium eddyense

Polemonium eddyense is a perennial wildflower species in the family Polemoniaceae with the common name Mount Eddy sky pilot. It is endemic to a small area around Mount Eddy, California. [2] [3]

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Description

Polemonium eddyense is a small herb with a dense tuft of highly divided hairy leaves. The flowers are held in a tight cluster above the foliage and each flower has 5 symmetric petals and is blue with a yellow center and has prominent yellow anthers. [3]

Range and habitat

Polemonium eddyense is endangered and is found growing on and near Mount Eddy in California on rocky serpentine soils. [3]

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References

  1. "Polemonium eddyense". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. "Polemonium eddyense (Mount Eddy Sky Pilot)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Polemonium eddyense". The Jepson Herbarium.