Polemonium occidentale
Polemoniaceae
Western Jacob's Ladder
Erect, often solitary stems. Stems slightly glandular-sticky. Leaves with long bare stalk, divided pinnately. Leaflets 9–17, lance-shaped, upper surface green to yellow-green, lower surface with waxy blue powder. Flowers in open clusters. Flower bell-shaped, blue with yellow throat, lobes flat and overlapping, twice as long as tubes, extending stamens and style. Grows in wet meadows, lakeshores, along streams, marshes, woodlands, at mid elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, short trumpets (phlox famly)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–40 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, East-side Forest, Meadow
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, N Cascades NP, Steens, Wallowas
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Western Polemonium
