Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Polemonium elegans -- (Elegant Jacob's Ladder)

presented by Susan McDougall


Polemonium elegans

The leaves are numerous and overlap, and the flowers are tubular and longer than wide.

Author: Susan McDougall
Mount Fremont, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9126, -121.6767, 7159
Date: August 17, 2011
Polemonium elegans

Occurring at elevations of 10,000 feet, and typically encountered by the visitor at 7,000 feet or more, this high altitude Polemonium is a tufted plant with glandular-hairy stems and leaves. The flowers are in a dense cluster.

Author: Susan McDougall
First Burroughs Mountain summit, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.9126, -121.6767, 7159
Date: August 7, 2014

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