Biology:Polemonium eddyense
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Short description: Species of plant
| Polemonium eddyense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Polemonium |
| Species: | P. eddyense
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| Binomial name | |
| Polemonium eddyense Stubbs
| |
Polemonium eddyense is a perennial wildflower species in the family Polemoniaceae with the common name Mount Eddy sky pilot. It is endemic to a small area around Mount Eddy, California.[2][3]
Description
Polemonium eddyense is a small herb with a dense tuft of highly divided hairy leaves. The flowers are held in a tight cluster above the foliage and each flower has 5 symmetric petals and is blue with a yellow center and has prominent yellow anthers.[3]
Range and habitat
Polemonium eddyense is endangered and is found growing on and near Mount Eddy in California on rocky serpentine soils.[3]
References
- ↑ "Polemonium eddyense". NatureServe Explorer. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.905849/Polemonium_eddyense.
- ↑ "Polemonium eddyense (Mount Eddy Sky Pilot)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558374-Polemonium-eddyense.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Polemonium eddyense". The Jepson Herbarium. https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=99435.
Wikidata ☰ Q17246515 entry
