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californicum

Taxon

Polemonium californicum Eastw.

Protologue Bot. Gaz. 37: 437. 1904BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 080.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 081.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 081.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 088.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 086.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 086.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 084.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 084.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 087.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 087.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 089.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 079.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 085.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum , C. Davidson 11414--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 085.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 012.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 010.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 011.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 013.jpg

Polemonium pulcherrimum v. calycinum--ID. Valley Co. N. Fk. Payette River. 12 Jun 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (118).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (118).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (81).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (81).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (113).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (113).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (121).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (121).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (120).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (120).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (80).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (80).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (122).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (122).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (114).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (114).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (116).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (116).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (84).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (84).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (76).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (76).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (119).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (119).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (75).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (75).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (78).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (78).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (83).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (83).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (115).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (115).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (112).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (112).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (77).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (77).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (82).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (82).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (79).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (79).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (117).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (117).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (111).JPG

Polemonium californicum, C. Davidson 13831--ID.Shoshone Co. Freezeout Rd. FR 301. 9 Jul 2018. DSC06458 (111).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. s.n.

June 12, 2003

Location

United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)

44.158, -116.118361

Location Remarks

Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Davidson, C 11414

June 6, 2009

Location

United States, Idaho, Adams (New Meadows)

45.189778, -116.304556

Location Remarks

Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter

C. Davidson 13831

July 9, 2018

Location

United States, Idaho, Shoshone (Clarkia)

47.086694, -116.11375

Location Remarks

Hobo Cedar Grove (Hwy 3 to Clarkia, E on FR 321, Hobo Pass along Merry Cr. to FR 321). Elev. 1367 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Bill Rember

Notes

Shade to one side of the parking. With Alder, Sorbus, Claytonia, Athyrium in Doug fir/cedar forest. Flowers with skunky odor.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Polemonium

Specific Epithet

californicum

Authorship

Eastw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#248,919 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum (Eastw.) Brand

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy