Scientific or common name:

Polemonium cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.

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POLEMONIACEAE - Phlox family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Polemonium cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Stiffpoint Jacob's-ladder

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Polemonium
Species:

1) Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. 2) Polemonium berryi Eastw. 3) Polemonium boreale M.F. Adams 4) Polemonium boreale M.F. Adams ssp. boreale 5) Polemonium boreale M.F. Adams ssp. macranthum (Cham.) Hultén 6) Polemonium boreale M.F. Adams ssp. richardsonii (Graham) J.P. Anderson 7) Polemonium boreale M.F. Adams var. villosissimum Hultén 8) Polemonium brandegeei (A. Gray) Greene 9) Polemonium brandegeei (A. Gray) Greene ssp. mellitum (A. Gray) Wherry 10) Polemonium caeruleum L. 11) Polemonium caeruleum L. ssp. amygdalium (Wherry) Munz 12) Polemonium caeruleum L. ssp. himalayanum (Baker) H. Hara 13) Polemonium caeruleum L. ssp. occidentale (Greene) J.F. Davids. 14) Polemonium caeruleum L. ssp. vanbruntiae (Britton) J.F. Davids. 15) Polemonium caeruleum L. ssp. villosum (J.H. Rudolph ex Georgi) Brand 16) Polemonium caeruleum L. var. album hort. 17) Polemonium caeruleum L. var. himalayanum Baker 18) Polemonium caeruleum L. var. pterospermum Benth. 19) Polemonium californicum Eastw. 20) Polemonium carneum A. Gray 21) Polemonium carneum A. Gray ssp. luteum (A. Gray) Brand 22) Polemonium chartaceum H. Mason 23) Polemonium columbianum Rydb. 24) Polemonium confertum A. Gray 25) Polemonium cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. 26) Polemonium delicatum Rydb. 27) Polemonium delicatum Rydb. ssp. scopulinum (Greene) Wherry 28) Polemonium delicatum Rydb. ssp. typicum Wherry 29) Polemonium elegans Greene 30) Polemonium eximium Greene 31) Polemonium fasciculatum Eastw. 32) Polemonium filicinum Greene 33) Polemonium flavum Greene 34) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray 35) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray ssp. albiflorum (Eastw.) Brand 36) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray ssp. decurrens (Brand) Wherry 37) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray ssp. robustum (Rydb.) Brand 38) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray ssp. verum Wherry 39) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray var. alpinum Brand 40) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray var. flavum (Greene) Anway 41) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray var. foliosissimum 42) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray var. molle (Greene) Anway 43) Polemonium grayanum Rydb. 44) Polemonium haydenii A. Nelson 45) Polemonium helleri Brand 46) Polemonium hinckleyi Standl. 47) Polemonium humile Lindl. 48) Polemonium intermedium (Brand) Rydb. 49) Polemonium lindleyi Wherry 50) Polemonium longii Fernald 51) Polemonium macranthum (Cham.) Klok. 52) Polemonium micranthum Benth. 53) Polemonium nevadense Wherry 54) Polemonium occidentale Greene 55) Polemonium occidentale Greene ssp. amygdalium Wherry 56) Polemonium occidentale Greene ssp. lacustre Wherry 57) Polemonium occidentale Greene ssp. occidentale 58) Polemonium occidentale Greene ssp. typicum Wherry 59) Polemonium occidentale Greene var. lacustre (Wherry) Lakela 60) Polemonium pauciflorum S. Watson 61) Polemonium pauciflorum S. Watson ssp. hinckleyi (Standl.) Wherry 62) Polemonium pauciflorum S. Watson ssp. pauciflorum 63) Polemonium pauciflorum S. Watson ssp. typicum Wherry 64) Polemonium pectinatum Greene 65) Polemonium pilosum (Greenm.) G.N. Jones 66) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. 67) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. ssp. delicatum (Rydb.) Brand 68) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. ssp. lindleyi (Wherry) V.E. Grant 69) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. ssp. pulcherrimum 70) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. ssp. tricolor (Eastw.) Brand 71) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. calycinum (Eastw.) Brand 72) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. delicatum (Rydb.) Cronquist 73) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. lindleyi (Wherry) J.P. Anderson 74) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. pilosum (Greenm.) J.F. Davids. 75) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. pulcherrimum 76) Polemonium reptans L. 77) Polemonium reptans L. var. reptans 78) Polemonium reptans L. var. villosum E.L. Braun 79) Polemonium shastense Baker ex Eastw. 80) Polemonium vanbruntiae Britton 81) Polemonium viscosum Nutt. 82) Polemonium viscosum Nutt. ssp. genuinum Wherry 83) Polemonium viscosum Nutt. ssp. lemmonii (Brand) Wherry 84) Polemonium viscosum Nutt. ssp. mellitum (A. Gray) J.F. Davids.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (ME)


Map for Polemonium cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Polemoniaceae)
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1) Aliciella 2) Allophyllum (false gilyflower) 3) Callisteris (ipomopsis) 4) Cantua 5) Collomia (trumpet) 6) Eriastrum (woollystar) 7) Gilia 8) Giliastrum 9) Gymnosteris 10) Hugelia (woollystar) 11) Ipomopsis 12) Langloisia 13) Lathrocasis 14) Leptodactylon (pricklyphlox) 15) Leptosiphon 16) Linanthastrum 17) Linanthus 18) Loeselia (false calico) 19) Loeseliastrum (calico) 20) Microsteris 21) Navarretia (pincushionplant) 22) Phlox 23) Polemoniella 24) Polemonium 25) Saltugilia 26) Siphonella

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Common names (Polemonium)
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1) (no name) 2) Alpine Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum) 3) Annual polemonium (Polemonium micranthum) 4) Brandegee's Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium brandegeei) 5) Charity (Polemonium caeruleum) 6) Elegant Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium elegans) 7) Fewflower Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium pauciflorum) 8) Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans) 9) Hinckley's polemonium (Polemonium pauciflorum ssp. hinckleyi) 10) Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium pulcherrimum) 11) Long's Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium longii) 12) Mason's Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium chartaceum) 13) Moving polemonium (Polemonium californicum) 14) Nevada Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium nevadense) 15) Northern Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium boreale) 16) Rocky Mountain Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium confertum) 17) Royal Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium carneum) 18) Skypilot (Polemonium eximium) 19) Sticky polemonium (Polemonium viscosum) 20) Stiffpoint Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium cuspidatum) 21) Tall Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium acutiflorum) 22) Towering Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium foliosissimum) 23) Vanbrunt's polemonium (Polemonium vanbruntiae) 24) Washington Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium pectinatum) 25) Western polemonium (Polemonium occidentale) 26) Yellow Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium foliosissimum var. flavum)

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More species:
1) Polemonium delicatum Rydb. ssp. typicum Wherry [134]
2) Polemonium eximium Greene [183]
3) Polemonium foliosissimum A. Gray [402]
4) Polemonium pilosum (Greenm.) G.N. Jones [134]
5) Polemonium pulcherrimum Hook. var. delicatum (Rydb.) Cronquist [138]
6) Polemonium reptans L. var. villosum E.L. Braun [313]
7) Polemonium viscosum Nutt. ssp. mellitum (A. Gray) J.F. Davids. [93]
8) Polyblastia integrascens (Nyl.) Vain. [99]
9) Polyblastiopsis fallax (Nyl.) Fink [114]
10) Polycarpon alsinifolium (Biv.) DC. [171]

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