Polemonium foliosissimum
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Polemonium |
| Species: | P. foliosissimum
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Polemonium foliosissimum, the towering Jacob's-ladder, is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the western United States; Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.[2][1][3] As its synonym Polemonium archibaldiae it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Subtaxa[]
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum Brand - Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
- Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum - Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Polemonium foliosissimum A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Polemonium foliosissimum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Polemonium foliosissimum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Polemonium archibaldiae". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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Categories:
- Polemonium
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of Wyoming
- Plants described in 1878
- Ericales stubs