Polemonium reptans

Polemonium reptans

Polemonium reptans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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 reptans

Name

Polemonium reptans L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 925. 1759.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polemonium humile Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 125 (1796), nom. illeg. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Polemonium longii Fernald in Rhodora 51: 77 (1949)
  • Polemonium quadriflorum Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 177 (1833)
  • Polemonium reptans var. macrophyllum Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 33 (1907)
  • Polemonium reptans f. macrophyllum (Brand) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 378 (1945)
  • Polemonium reptans f. quadriflorum (Raf.) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 34: 378 (1945)
  • Polemonium reptans f. villosum (E.L.Braun) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 753 (1942)
  • Polemonium reptans var. villosum E.L.Braun in Rhodora 42: 50 (1940)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Canada *** Ontario, Québec Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. ː 2: 925.

Additional references

• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 
• 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 reptans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polemonium reptans. Published online. Accessed: March 27 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polemonium reptans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Creeping Jacob's Ladder, Spreading Jacob's Ladder
• français: Polémoine rampante
• magyar: Indás csatavirág
• íslenska: Dvergastigi
• русский: Синюха ползучая
• 中文: 匍匐花荵

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