Family · Asterids

Polemoniaceae

Phlox, Jacob's ladder

Herbs and some shrubs, centered in western North America, with showy tubular five-lobed flowers.

Accepted species: 436accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 27accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈40 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Phlox
Polemonium (Jacob's ladder)
Gilia
Ipomopsis

Genera

Phlox71 spp.
Navarretia48 spp.
Polemonium44 spp.
Gilia39 spp.
Leptosiphon33 spp.
Ipomopsis29 spp.
Linanthus26 spp.
Aliciella23 spp.
Eriastrum19 spp.
Cantua18 spp.
Cobaea18 spp.
Collomia15 spp.
Loeselia15 spp.
Giliastrum10 spp.
Allophyllum5 spp.
Dayia5 spp.
Loeseliastrum4 spp.
Saltugilia3 spp.
Bonplandia2 spp.
Gymnosteris2 spp.
Acanthogilia1 spp.
Bryantiella1 spp.
Langloisia1 spp.
Lathrocasis1 spp.
Maculigilia1 spp.
Microgilia1 spp.
Microsteris1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America384
Southern America49
Asia-Temperate18
Europe6
Asia-Tropical1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Polemoniaceae sits in the order Ericales.