Lexic.us

Definition of Polemoniaceae

1. Noun. A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polemoniaceae

Literary usage of Polemoniaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"... south of the reservation and was used by the Modocs. No opportunity was afforded, however, to verify the identification. Polemoniaceae Gilia aggregata ..."

2. Flora of Vermont: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by Ezra Brainerd, Vermont Botanical Club, Lewis Ralph Jones, Willard Webster Eggleston (1900)
"... Polemoniaceae. PHLOX FAMILY PHLOX P. paniculata, L. Escaped from cultivation ; Rutland, Eggleston ; Franklin, Wild. ..."

3. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"POLEMONIUM FAMILY (Polemoniaceae) Ground or Moss Pink Phlox subulata Flowers—Very numerous, small, deep purplish pink, lavender or rose, varying to white, ..."

4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"... south of the reservation and was used by the Modocs. No opportunity was afforded, however, to verify the identification. Polemoniaceae Gilia aggregata ..."

5. Flora of Vermont: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by Ezra Brainerd, Vermont Botanical Club, Lewis Ralph Jones, Willard Webster Eggleston (1900)
"... Polemoniaceae. PHLOX FAMILY PHLOX P. paniculata, L. Escaped from cultivation ; Rutland, Eggleston ; Franklin, Wild. ..."

6. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"POLEMONIUM FAMILY (Polemoniaceae) Ground or Moss Pink Phlox subulata Flowers—Very numerous, small, deep purplish pink, lavender or rose, varying to white, ..."

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