Polemoniaceae

(poe-leh-moe-nee-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Ericales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 4 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Jacob’s Ladder Family:

• Phlox divaricata  (Blue Woodland Phlox) [CC4]
• Phlox paniculata  (Garden Phlox) [CC3]
• Phlox pilosa  (Prairie Phlox) [CC6]
• Polemonium reptans  (Jacob’s Ladder) [CC6]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism