Polemonium pauciflorum

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Polemonium pauciflorum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Polemonium
Species:
P. pauciflorum
Binomial name
Polemonium pauciflorum
S.Watson 1888

Polemonium pauciflorum, the fewflower Jacob's-ladder, [1] is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family found in the United States and Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Polemonium pauciflorum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. "Polemonium pauciflorum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2012-05-08.