| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Polemonium viscosum Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 10 (1848) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to w. USA and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | taproot, plant glandular hirsute, leaves mainly basal, segments numerous, seemingly verticillate, flowers infundibuliform, 17-30mm long, in head |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue, white, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Polemonium confertum A.Gray Polemonium confertum var. elatius Brand Polemonium grayanum Rydb. Polemonium lemmonii Brand Polemonium viscosum ssp. genuinum Wherry Polemonium viscosum var. grayanum (Rydb.) Brand Polemonium viscosum ssp. lemmonii (Brand) Wherry Polemonium viscosum f. leucanthum L.O.Williams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |