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Polemonium eddyense

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Species of plant

Polemonium eddyense
Conservation status

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Polemonium
Species: P. eddyense
Binomial name
Polemonium eddyense
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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.

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.

Range and habitat

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

References

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


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