| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Polemonium californicum Eastw. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 37: 437 (1904) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Polemonium californicum ssp. columbianum (Rydb.) Wherry Polemonium californicum f. oreades (Gand.) Wherry Polemonium californicum f. oregonense (Gand.) Wherry Polemonium californicum f. paddoense (Gand.) Wherry Polemonium calycinum Eastw. Polemonium columbianum Rydb. Polemonium oreades Gand. Polemonium oregonense Gand. Polemonium paddoense Gand. Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum (Eastw.) Brand Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. tricolor (Eastw.) Brand Polemonium tricolor Eastw. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |