Towering Jacob's Ladder: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)  Polemonium  foliosissimum
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Photo Details
1. July 21, 2005 - Albion Basin, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2., 3.July 17, 2005 - Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah - ©Nicky Davis

Other information
syn. Leafy Jacob's Ladder
Size: 3 feet tall. It has more than one stem (P. occidentale, western Jacobs ladder has only one),
Flowers:
  5 white to blue petals,  five sepals,  five anthers with conspicuous yellow pollen,
Leaves:  pinnately lobed, Habitat:  canyons along streams or lakes.

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