phlox family
Polemoniaceae
The Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family) are a family of flowering plants consisting of about 27 genera with 270–400 species of annuals and perennials native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America.
Only one genus (Polemonium) is found in Europe, and two (Phlox and Polemonium) in Asia, where they are confined to cool temperate to arctic regions; both genera also occur more widely in North America, suggesting relatively recent colonization of the Old World from North America.
27 branches of this family, most-observed first
phloxes
genusPhlox
Jacob's ladders
genusPolemonium
Skyrockets
genusIpomopsis
Gilias
genusGilia
Leptosiphon
genusLeptosiphon
Pincushion plants
genusNavarretia
trumpets
genusCollomia
Linanthus
genusLinanthus
Woollystars
genusEriastrum
Microsteris
genusMicrosteris
Cantua
genusCantua
Loeselia
genusLoeselia
Aliciella
genusAliciella
Loeseliastrum
genusLoeseliastrum
Giliastrum
genusGiliastrum
Langloisia
genusLangloisia
Allophyllum
genusAllophyllum
Cobaea
genusCobaea
Saltugilia
genusSaltugilia
Bonplandia
genusBonplandia
Gymnosteris
genusGymnosteris
Dayia
genusDayia
Acanthogilia
genusAcanthogilia
Microgilia
genusMicrogilia
Lathrocasis
genusLathrocasis
Bryantiella
genusBryantiella
Maculigilia
genusMaculigilia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48932.