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Polemoniaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Jacob's-ladder Family.

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A family of 18 genera and 350-380 species, herbs, vines, and shrubs (rarely trees), mainly of temperate North America, but extending into tropical America and also in Eurasia. All genera in our flora are in subfamily Polemoniodeae.

Ref: Grant (1997); Grant (1998); Prather, Ferguson, & Jansen (2000); Wilken In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Wilson (1960a). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Phlox | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Arvel Hernandez, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Arvel Hernandez | Navarretia source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ipomopsis rubra, near River Glade North, Ketona Dolomite Glades, Bibb County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler | Ipomopsis rubra source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Henrik Kibak, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henrik Kibak | Leptosiphon androsaceus source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Nolan Exe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Nolan Exe | Polemonium source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Giliastrum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Phlox | Original Image ⭷

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