Polemonium L.
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Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
162
ICN
Polemonium L.
genus
Polemonium
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Polemonium L.
Herbs, mainly perennial. Lvs alternate, pinnate. Fls in terminal or axillary, congested or lax cymes, sessile to pedicellate, often showy. Calyx ± campanulate; lobes broad, accrescent, not ruptured by capsule at maturity. Corolla campanulate to rotate or funnelform; lobes spathulate to rounded. Stamens inserted equally on corolla tube, usually exserted. Style usually exserted. Capsule 3-locular, ovoid to subglobose, 3-lobed. Seeds usually several to each loculus, ± oblong to ellipsoid, sometimes mucilaginous when wet.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
95353388-e726-4aaf-88c2-f7344dd284b6
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
7 February 2014