Polemoniaceae Family — Genera & Species
Polemoniaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 211 species in 22 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Polemoniaceae species

Sacred Flower of the Incas
Cantua pyrifolia
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Cup And Saucer Vine
Cobaea scandens
Andrés Ramírez-BarreraCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Miniature Sword Fern
Gymnosteris parvula
Mark PollockCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
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Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Tom ScavoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
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Sharp-flowered Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium acutiflorum
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Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium caeruleum
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Showy Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium pulcherrimum
Trevor Van LoonCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized

Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
AI generated
- Acanthogilia gloriosaAcanthogilia gloriosaPlantoScan
Acanthogilia gloriosa
- Aliciella caespitosaAliciella caespitosaPlantoScan
Aliciella caespitosa
Genera in the Polemoniaceae family
- Phlox37 species · e.g. Annual phlox
- Gilia29 species · e.g. Gilia
- Navarretia29 species · e.g. Pine-brush
- Leptosiphon21 species · e.g. Needle-leaf Linanthus
- Polemonium20 species · e.g. Sharp-flowered Jacob's Ladder
- Linanthus14 species · e.g. Beautiful Linanthus
- Ipomopsis13 species · e.g. Scarlet Gilia
- Eriastrum11 species · e.g. Abrams' Woolly Star
- Aliciella10 species
- Collomia8 species
- Saltugilia4 species · e.g. Southern Gilia
- Loeseliastrum3 species · e.g. Lowland Gila
- Cantua2 species · e.g. Sacred Flower of the Incas
- Cobaea2 species · e.g. Cup and Saucer Vine
- Acanthogilia1 species
- Bryantiella1 species
- Gymnosteris1 species · e.g. Miniature Sword Fern
- Langloisia1 species · e.g. Bristly Langloisia
- Lathrocasis1 species
- Maculigilia1 species
- Microgilia1 species
- Microsteris1 species · e.g. Slender Microsteris
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.