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Polemonium caeruleum

Charity

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145452

Element CodePDPLM0E030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSolanales

FamilyPolemoniaceae

GenusPolemonium

Other Common Names

charity (EN) Polémoine bleue (FR)

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.

Taxonomic Comments

As treated by Kartesz (1994 checklist), this species is Eurasian; the North American plants are placed instead in P. occidentale, sometimes included here.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pioneer Mountains	Salmon-Challis National Forest	172,460
Pioneer Mountains	Sawtooth National Forest	119,563

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

References (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.