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Polemonium caeruleum
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jacob's-ladder, Greek valerian, Charity, Great valerian, Blue Jacob's ladder
species of plant
Species
Pretty Jacob's-ladder
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPolemoniaceae
Native toAltay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, China South-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain
Observations8,744
Observations recorded34,974
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,392
- With media
- 1,636
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Collections
- QUE, MICH, CHSC, DBG, YPM, US
- Recorded in
- Canada, India, Pakistan, United States, Russian Federation, China, Russia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polemonium
- Image
- Polemonium caeruleum nf.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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Encyclopedic overview
Polemonium caeruleum, known as Jacob's-ladder or Greek valerian, is a hardy perennial flowering plant. The plant produces cup-shaped, blue or white flowers. It is native to temperate regions of Europe. It is the type species of the phlox family, Polemoniaceae.
Growth
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