Polemoniaceae
| Polemoniaceae | |
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| Polemonium caeruleum (type species) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: |
Polemoniaceae Juss. |
| Genera | |
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Acanthogilia |
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Acanthogilia
Aliciella *
Allophyllum
Bonplandia
Cantua
Cobaea *
Collomia
Dayia *
Eriastrum
Gilia
Gymnosteris
Huthia
Ipomopsis
Langloisia
Lathrocasis *
Leptodactylon
Leptosiphon
Linanthus
Loeselia
Loeseliastrum
Microsteris *
Navarretia
Phlox
Polemonium
Saltugilia *
* not treated as distinct by all botanists
The Polemoniaceae are a family (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.
Only one genus (Polemonium) is found in Europe, and two (Phlox and Polemonium) in Asia, where they are confined to cool temperate to arctic regions; both genera also occur more widely in North America, suggesting relatively recent colonization of the Old World from North America.
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