| Polemonium eximium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Polemonium |
| Species: | P. eximium
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| Binomial name | |
| Polemonium eximium | |
Polemonium eximium, the skypilot[1] or showy sky pilot,[2] is a perennial plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) that grows at high altitudes (mostly above 10,000 feet (3,000 m)).[3] It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in California where it grows in the talus of the high mountain slopes.[3][4]
Wildflower enthusiasts consider it to be among the best of the Sierra wildflowers, and highly rewarding to find.[3]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polemonium eximium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Taxon Report 6714, Polemonium eximium". Calflora. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Elizabeth Horn, Mountain Press Publishing Co., ISBN 0878423885, 1998, p. 126
- ^ Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, Karen Wiese, 2nd ed., 2013