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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Sticky Polemonium-Polemonium viscosum

This beautiful high elevation flower is often smelled before it is seen--it smells like a skunk! It's called Sticky Polemonium (Polemonium viscosum). It's in the Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae).

The flowers are purplish in color, and the grayish-green leaves are compact. 
For more information about sticky polemonium, click here.

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