[Jacob's Ladders: The Genus Polemonium East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium micranthum

Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

The photo at left shows the typical appearance of the upper stem and flowers of littlebells polemonium as seen on BLM lands at Cowiche Canyon several miles to the west of Yakima, WA.........March 28, 2007. Note the pinnately compound leaves typical of all polemoniums. The photo at center shows littlebells polemonium in bloom along the Hard Stone Trail, Cottonwood Canyon State Park and adjacent BLM lands.....March 26, 2021. The photo at right shows littlebells polemonium blooming on open slopes between Box Canyon Road and the north rim of Rock Creek, Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.....April 15, 2021.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

The photo at left shows a close-up sideview of the calyx and corolla while the photo at right shows a close-up look in side the corolla of littlebells polemonium as seen on BLM lands at Cowiche Canyon several miles to the west of Yakima, WA.........March 28, 2007. Note that the petals are about equal to or shorter than the calyx lobes. Note also the numerous gland-tipped hairs covering the calyx lobes as well as the leaves.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

Littlebells polemonium as seen high on steep slopes to the northwest of the headquarters buildings at Cottonwood Creek State Park........March 18, 2016.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

The photo at left shows the typical appearance of littlebells polemonium as seen on BLM lands at Cowiche Canyon several miles to the west of Yakima, WA.........March 28, 2007. The photo at right shows littlebells polemonium as seen in vernally moist scablands along Forest Road 4215 about one and a half miles south of the junction with Forest Road 42, Ochoco National Forest..........May 9, 2017.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

Littlebells polemonium as seen adjacent to the junction of Oregon Highway 31 and Forest Road 2901, BLM lands about a mile east of Picture Rock Pass, Lake County, OR........April 30, 2017.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

Littlebells polemonium blooming at left with midget phlox (Microsteris gracilis) along the Steelhead Falls Trail, Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (BLM).......April 25, 2018. The photo at right shows littlebells polemonium blooming along the Headquarters and Stubblefield Trails, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge......May 8, 2019.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha) - Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

Littlebells polemonium observed near Tumwater Corral Springs, Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.......May 1, 2022.

Littlebells Polemonium, Annual Polemonium, Annual Jacob's-ladder: Polemonium micranthum (Synonym: Polemoniella micrantha)

Littlebells polemonium blooming at the Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area.......April 20, 2018.

Paul Slichter