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Polemonium acutiflorum

Willd. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes

Tall Jacob's-ladder

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147247
Element CodePDPLM0E0P0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyPolemoniaceae
GenusPolemonium
Other Common Names
Polémoine à pétales aigus (FR) tall Jacob's-ladder (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-12
Change Date1993-06-18
Edition Date1993-06-18
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
Amphi-Beringian (Kamckatka, Siberia, Alaska, Aleutian islands), arctic-alpine; Mackenzie and Richardon Mts. (NWT, Canada) east through Eskimo Lakes (NWT).
Occurrences Comments
Common.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist places rich in peat and particularly in alpine meadows.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (12)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chugach-8Chugach National Forest21,559
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Porsild, A.E., and W.J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada. National Museum Natural Sciences, National Museums Canada, Ottawa. 667 pp.