File:Polemonium_reptans_2009.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Polemonium
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jacob's ladders, Jacob's-ladders
Polemonium, commonly called '''Jacob's ladders or Jacob's-ladders' (the name derived from the Biblical story), is a genus of between 25 and 40 species of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae, native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. One species, Polemonium micranthum, also occurs in the southern Andes in South America. Many of the species grow at high altitudes, in mountainous areas. Most of the uncertainty in the number of species relates to those in Eurasia, many of which have been synonymized with Polemonium caeruleum''.
OverviewAI-generated
Polemonium is a genus within the family Polemoniaceae. It belongs to the order Ericales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus has been introduced to Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
Records for this taxon are held by institutions including GH, YPM, CAS, NY, and F. Specimens have been documented in Mexico and the United States. The genus is referenced by 46 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPolemoniaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 783
- With media
- 701
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Collections
- GH, YPM, CAS, NY, F
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polemoniaceae
- Image
- Polemonium carneum0.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Polemonium
- Commons category
- Polemonium
- topic's main category
- Category:Polemonium
- taxon common name
- 花荵属
- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxonomic type
- Polemonium caeruleum
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Species
- References
Polemonium, commonly called '''Jacob's ladders or Jacob's-ladders' (the name derived from the Biblical story), is a genus of between 25 and 40 species of flowering plants in the family Polemoniaceae, native to cool temperate to arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. One species, Polemonium micranthum, also occurs in the southern Andes in South America. Many of the species grow at high altitudes, in mountainous areas. Most of the uncertainty in the number of species relates to those in Eurasia, many of which have been synonymized with Polemonium caeruleum.
Polemonium are perennial plants (rarely annual plants) growing 10–120 cm tall with bright green leaves divided into lance-shaped leaflets. They produce blue (rarely white or pink) flowers in the spring and summer.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Polemonium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.