Polemonium vanbruntiae Britton. Common name: Bog Jacob's-ladder. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous fens, swamps, and streambanks. Distribution: Maine, Vermont, and n. New York south to se. Pennsylvania, sw. Pennsylvania, and e. West Virginia.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K1, K4, NE, NY; = Polemonium van-bruntiae — C, F, G, Pa, WV, orthographic variant. Basionym: Polemonium vanbruntiae Britton 1892
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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