boreal jacob's-ladder
Polemonium boreale Adams
Polemonium boreale is a species in the family Polemoniaceae, commonly known as boreal jacob's-ladder. It is native to high arctic regions, including Greenland, Alaska, Canada, and parts of northern Russia. The plant is found in areas such as British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, and Svalbard. First described in 1817 by Adams, it is primarily distributed across cold and high-latitude environments.
Description
Polemonium boreale is a high arctic plant that grows in a range spanning from Greenland to parts of northern Russia and North America. It is found in regions like Alaska, British Columbia, and the Canadian Arctic, as well as in Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, and Krasnoyarsk. The species is also present in the Kuril Islands, Magadan, and Svalbard. In Greenland, it is restricted to a small area on the east coast. It is not a widely common plant and is adapted to cold, high-latitude climates. The species was first described in 1817 by Adams and is part of the Polemoniaceae family.
Other common names
boreal jacob's-laddernorthern Jacob's-ladder
Distribution
Greenland · British Columbia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Yukon · NO · SE · DK · GL · Alaska · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Krasnoyarsk · Kuril Is. · Magadan · North European Russi · Northwest Territorie · Norway · Svalbard · West Siberia · Yakutskiya
Synonyms
Polemonium samojedorumPolemonium speciosumPolemonium prostratumPolemonium richardsoniiPolemonium lapponicumPolemonium lanatumPolemonium lapponumPolemonium onegensePolemonium moschatumPolemonium arcticumPolemonium capitatumPolemonium boreale subsp. borealePolemonium hyperboreumPolemonium boreale var. borealePolemonium boreale subsp. humilePolemonium hulteniiPolemonium humilePolemonium humile var. macranthumPolemonium macranthumPolemonium nudipedumPolemonium pulcherrimum subsp. hyperboreumPolemonium boreale subsp. genuinumPolemonium boreale subsp. macranthumPolemonium boreale subsp. richardsoniiPolemonium humile subsp. macranthumPolemonium boreale subsp. nudipedumPolemonium caeruleum var. humilePolemonium caeruleum var. piliferumPolemonium boreale var. hyperboreumPolemonium boreale var. macranthum