| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Polemonium californicum Eastw. |
| Synonyms | Polemonium calycinum Eastw. |
| Polemonium columbianum Rydb. | |
| Polemonium tricolor Eastw. | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1000-3100m |
| Description | stem softly hirsute, leaves 5-20cm, pinnate, leaflets 15-25, lanceolate to ovate, glabrous, inflorescence open, calyx 4-8mm, lobes acute, flowers 7-15mm across, campanulate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | blue, bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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