Polemoniaceae
Brandegee's Jacob's-ladder
Polemonium brandegeei
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Polemonium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 针插草
- English
- Brandegee's Jacob's-ladder
- Icelandic
- Ilmstigi
Synonyms
- Gilia brandegeei A.Gray
- Gilia brandegei var. lambornii A.Gray
- Navarretia brandegeei (A.Gray) Kuntze
- Polemonium brandegeei f. lambornii (A.Gray) Wherry
- Polemonium brandegeei subsp. mellitum (A.Gray) Wherry
- Polemonium brandegeei subsp. typicum Wherry
- Polemonium brandegeei var. lambornii Brand
- Polemonium confertum var. mellitum A.Gray
- Polemonium mellitum (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Polemonium viscosum subsp. mellitum (A.Gray) J.F.Davidson
- Polemonium viscosum var. mellitum (A.Gray) B.Boivin
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michael Stites, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mason Holum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Derek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dan Vickers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.