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Polemonium carneum  A. Gray
Great polemonium,   Royal jacob's ladder,   Royal sky pilot
Polemonium carneum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   CNDDB
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Genus: Polemonium
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Coastal Prairie
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPolemonium carneum ssp. luteum
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/02/2022).