Jacob's Ladder
Scientific Name:Polemonium reptans
Common Name Synonyms: Greek Valerian


NOTES: Spring ephemeral, the bloom time short.

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Jacob's Ladder
Genus species: Polemonium reptans
Common Names: Jacob's Ladder
Greek Valerian
Family Name: Polemoniaceae  
Biennial or perennial herbs; leaves opposite or alternate, simple or compound; flowers bisexual, regular, in panicles or cymes; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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