Polemonium foliosissimum

Polemonium foliosissimum

Polemonium foliosissimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Polemonieae
Genus: Polemonium
Species: Polemonium foliosissimum

Name

Polemonium foliosissimum A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 151 (1878)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polemonium foliosissimum subsp. verum Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 746 (1942), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Polemonium archibaldiae A.Nelson in Bot. Gaz. 31: 397 (1901)
  • Polemonium filicinum var. archibaldiae (A.Nelson) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 37 (1907)
  • Polemonium foliosissimum subsp. archibaldiae (A.Nelson) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 742 (1942)
  • Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum in
  • Polemonium foliosissimum var. molle (Greene) Anway in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 79: 474 (1968)
  • Polemonium foliosissimum f. molle (Greene) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 749 (1942)
  • Polemonium foliosissimum subsp. robustum (Rydb.) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 34 (1907)
  • Polemonium molle Greene in Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 153 (1905)
  • Polemonium pterospermum A.Nelson & Cockerell in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 16: 45 (1903)
  • Polemonium robustum Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 635 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Central USA Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1878. Synoptical Flora of North America. Vol. II. Part I. Gamopetalae after Compositae. 402 pp. American Book Company, New York. BHL Reference page.  2(1):151.

Additional references

• (2021). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364421X16312067913372. epublication.
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Polemonium foliosissimum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polemonium foliosissimum. Published online. Accessed: March 26 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polemonium foliosissimum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: towering Jacob's-ladder, Towering Jacob's Ladder
• íslenska: Klukkustigi
• Diné bizaad: Azeeʼ naachiiʼ

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