Taxon: Polemonium caeruleum L. subsp. villosum (Rudolph ex Georgi) Brand

Summary

Genus:

Polemonium

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Subfamily:

Polemonioideae

Nomen number:

460537

Place of publication:

H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 250(Heft 27):38. 1907

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22005574

Verified:

02/23/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

10 (10 active, 4 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Polemonium caeruleum L. (0 active accession[s])
Polemonium caeruleum L. subsp. caeruleum (0 active accession[s])
Polemonium caeruleum L. subsp. himalayanum (Baker) H. Hara (0 active accession[s])
Polemonium caeruleum L. subsp. yezoense (Miyabe & Kudô) H. Hara (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Polemonium villosum Rudolph ex Georgi

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Polemonium acutiflorum Willd.
Polemonium caeruleum L. subsp. kiushianum (Kitam.) H. Hara
Polemonium caeruleum L. var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.
Polemonium kiushianum Kitam.
Polemonium racemosum Kitam.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory. Note: = Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia. Note: = Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. Note: mentions; = Polemonium acutiflorum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's flora of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Swedish	lappblågull			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	jian lie hua ren		as Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu	n.	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea, North			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kamčatskij kraj		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Magadanskaja oblast'		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia	n.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk	n.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug		Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk	n.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha	n.	Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Arkhangelsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Komi		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Murmansk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation	Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	w.	Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon		Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	n.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia (n.), Irkutsk (n.), Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Krasnoyarsk (n.), Yakutia-Sakha (n.)]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast', Čukotskij avtonomnyj okrug]
CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Kyushu (n.)], Korea, North

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Arkhangelsk, Komi, Murmansk, Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug]

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (w.), Yukon], United States [Alaska]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia (n.)]

Reference(s)

Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. 1983. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2.
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Polemonium caeruleum var. acutiflorum (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ledeb.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460537. Accessed 15 April 2026.