Polemonium reptans

Polemonium reptans
Polemonium reptans flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Genus:	Polemonium
Species:	P. reptans
Binomial name
Polemonium reptans L.

Polemonium reptans is a flowering plant in the genus Polemonium, native to eastern North America. Common names include Abscess Root, Creeping or Spreading Jacob's Ladder, False Jacob's Ladder, American Greek Valerian, Blue bells, Stairway to Heaven, and Sweatroot.

Growth

It is a perennial herbaceous plant growing to 50 cm tall, with pinnate leaves up to 20 cm long with 5–13 leaflets. The flowers are blue to violet, 1.3 cm long, with a five-lobed corolla.

Characteristics

The dried roots have a slightly bitter and acrid taste. They are used internally in the treatment of coughs, colds, bronchitis, laryngitis, tuberculosis, feverish and inflammatory diseases, including skin conditions and poisonous bites. The root is rarely used in modern herbalism. It is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use.

Gallery

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  Flowers and a wasp

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  Flower buds

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  Cluster of leaves

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  'Stairway to Heaven' variegated Jacob's Ladder at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

External links

• Missouri plants: Polemonium reptans

This Ericales article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Polemoniaceae Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America) Flora of Appalachia (United States) Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Eastern Canada Native Forbs of Ontario Flora of Alabama Flora of Maryland Plants described in 1759 Medicinal plants Garden plants of North America Groundcovers Ericales stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Chris Brown Pag (town) Look at other dictionaries: Polemonium reptans — šliaužiantysis palemonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Palemoninių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Polemonium reptans), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Polemonium reptans angl. creeping polemonium; spreading Jacob s ladder… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas) Polemonium reptans — ID 65875 Symbol Key PORE2 Common Name Greek valerian Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics Polemonium reptans — noun erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States • Syn: ↑Greek valerian • Hypernyms: ↑polemonium …   Useful english dictionary Polemonium reptans var. reptans — ID 65876 Symbol Key PORER Common Name Greek valerian Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics Polemonium reptans var. villosum — ID 65877 Symbol Key POREV Common Name Greek valerian Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution KY, OH Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Polemonium reptans L. — Symbol PORE2 Common Name Greek valerian Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list Polemonium reptans L. var. reptans — Symbol PORER Common Name Greek valerian Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list Polemonium reptans L. var. villosum E.L. Braun — Symbol POREV Common Name Greek valerian Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list Polemonium — This article is about the plant species, for the ancient city named Polemonium, see Fatsa. Taxobox name = Polemonium image width = 240px image caption = Polemonium carneum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo =… …   Wikipedia polemonium — noun any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low growing often foul smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑Jacob s ladder, ↑Greek valerian, ↑charity, ↑Polemonium caeruleum …   Useful english dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”