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Polemonium acutiflorum (Tall jacob's-ladder)
Weyand, Phyllis

Polemonium acutiflorum

Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

Tall Jacob's-ladder

Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

Synonym(s): Polemonium caeruleum ssp. villosum

USDA Symbol: poac

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Rarely petals are all white.

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: AB , BC

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 61 - Alaska Wildflowers (2020)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Polemonium acutiflorum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Polemonium acutiflorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Polemonium acutiflorum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-12-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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