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Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium vanbruntiae)

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Native
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: April to June
Leaf Type: divided
Bloom Size:  0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Elongate clusters, Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date:  5/7/2006
Notes: Note that stamens protrude beyond petals.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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