Polemoniaceae
Skypilot
Polemonium eximium
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Polemonium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Skypilot
- Icelandic
- Hamrastigi
Synonyms
- Polemonium confertum var. eximium (Greene) Jeps.
- Polemonium viscosum subsp. eximium (Greene) A.E.Murray
- Polemonium viscosum var. eximium (Greene) A.E.Murray
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 166 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sam Eberhard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyson Wepprich, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nancy Overholtz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lucaswoj, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sam Eberhard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Will Beback, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: marek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Justin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephanie Dolrenry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jane S. Richardson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: glittergravel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.