Polemoniaceae

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Cobaea scandens, cup and saucer vine, cathedral bells.  In addition to having zygomorphic flowers, bat pollination in this species is exceptional in the family.
Collomia grandiflora, large-flowered collomia.
Gilia tricolor, bird's eye.
Loeseliastrum matthewsii. Unlike most members of the family, this species has zygomorphic flowers.
Linanthus bicolor, true babystars.
Phlox diffusa, spreading phlox.
Phlox speciosa, showy phlox, vic. Siskyou Mts., OR, April, 2004.
Polemonium pulcherrimum, Jacob's ladder, western sky pilot.

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