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Polemonium foliosissimum

Common names: Towering Jacob's Ladder, Jacob's Ladder

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Polemoniaceae

Regional status: native

Roles: related species, study subject, host plant

ITIS TSN: 31012

Synonyms: P. foliosissimum, Polemonium

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 42 | Mentions: 51

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 73 entities)

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Publications (47)

student_paper

The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

2026Role: least-visited focal flower / b

student_paper

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

2025Role: habitat component

student_paper

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

2025Role: text_match

student_paper

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

2024Role: study subject

article

Experimental Test of the Combined Effects of Water Availability and Flowering Time on Pollinator Visitation and Seed Set

2021Frontiers of Ecology & EvolutionRole: text_match

article

Feeding friend and foe: ample pollen mitigates the effects of pollen theft for a gynodioecious plant,Polemonium foliosissimum(Polemoniaceae)

2021Annals of BotanyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of nutrient availability on floral display and pollinator interactions

2019Role: study subject

Documents (2)

technical report

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

thesis

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

2018Role: text_match

thesis

Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Environmental Change: Effects of Experimental Changes in Phenology and Water Availability on a Montane Wildflower

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in Selasphorus platycercus

2016Role: host plant

student_paper

Pollen thieving and pollen limitation in gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum (Polemoniaceae)

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Pollen thieving and pollen limitation in gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum (Polemoniaceae)

2016Role: study subject

student_paper

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

article

Gender inequality in predispersal seed predation contributes to female seed set advantage in a gynodioecious species

2015EcologyRole: text_match

article

Lack of sex-specific differences in mycorrhizal associations and response to herbivory in the gynodioecious herb, Polemonium foliosissimum

2015Plant EcologyRole: text_match

article

Wise flies: a pre-dispersal seed predator prefers hermaphrodites over females in the gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum

2015Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

article

Wise flies: a pre‐dispersal seed predator prefers hermaphrodites over females in the gynodioecious P olemonium foliosissimum

2015Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Potential Effect of Nutrient on Native/Invasive Plants in Disturbed Road-cuts.

2014Role: study subject

thesis

Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebrate herbivores in maintaining females in the gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum.

2014Role: study subject

thesis

Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebrate herbivores in maintaining females in the gynodioecious Polemonium foliosissimum.

2014Role: text_match

article

Selection of trait combinations through bee and fly visitation to flowers of Polemonium foliosissimum

2014Journal of Evolutionary BiologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

2013Role: study subject

student_paper

The influence of aboveground and belowground resources on the persistence of females for a gynodioecious plant

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

The influence of aboveground and belowground resources on the persistence of females for a gynodioecious plant

2013Role: study subject

student_paper

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2012Role: study subject

student_paper

Investigating the impact of pollinator- and seed predator-mediated selection on floral traits in an Ipomopsis aggregata and I. tenuituba (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone

2012Role: related species

article

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

2012Environmental EntomologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, Polemonium foliosissimum.

2012Role: study subject

student_paper

Plant size influences mycorrhizal colonization of Polemonium foliosissimum

2011Role: study subject

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

The effects of floral fragrance manipulations of Ipomopsis aggregata on the seed predator Hylemya

2011Role: host plant

student_paper

A study of correlational selection through floral manipulations of Polemonium foliosissimum (Polemoniaceae)

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

Effects of multi-species interactions in gynodioecious populations of Polemonium foliosissimum

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

Testing the oviposition cues that drive preference of Hylemya for different sexes of Polemonium foliosissimum

2010Role: study subject

student_paper

Determining Long-Term Success of Revegetation Efforts in Disturbed Sites

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Pollination subsidies between wetland and dry meadow habitats

2007Role: text_match

student_paper

Pollination subsidies between wetland and dry meadow habitats

2007Role: study subject

article

Volatile Production by Buds and Corollas of Two Sympatric, Confamilial Plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Polemonium foliosissimum

2002Journal of Chemical EcologyRole: text_match

article

Volatile production by the buds and corollas of two sympatric, confamial plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Polemonium foliosissimum

2002Journal of Chemical EcologyRole: study subject

article

Effects of pollinators, herbivores, and seed predators on flowering phenology

1997EcologyRole: text_match

article

Oviposition patterns and larval success of a pre-dispersal seed predator attacking two confamilial host plants

1995OikosRole: text_match

article

Resource and pollen limitations to lifetime seed production in a natural plant population

1993EcologyRole: text_match

article

Effects of floral traits on sequential components of fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

1991American NaturalistRole: referenced comparison species

article

Reproduction in Polymonium: a five year study of seed production and implications for competition for pollinator service

1984OikosRole: text_match

article

The relationship between flowering phenology and seed set in an herbaceous perennial plant, Polymonium foliosissimum Gray

1984American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

article

Bumblebee response to variation in nectar availability

1981EcologyRole: host plant / nectar source

article

Competition for bumblebee pollinators in Rocky Mountain plant communities

1980EcologyRole: study subject

Polemonium foliosissimum

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 73 entities)

Publications (47)

The Relationship between Color, Nectar Concentration, and Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Visitation of Typical and Atypical Hummingbird Flowers

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

Experimental Test of the Combined Effects of Water Availability and Flowering Time on Pollinator Visitation and Seed Set

Feeding friend and foe: ample pollen mitigates the effects of pollen theft for a gynodioecious plant,Polemonium foliosissimum(Polemoniaceae)

The effect of nutrient availability on floral display and pollinator interactions

Documents (2)

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Co-occurring Species

Polemonium

Ipomopsis aggregata

Polemoniaceae

Bombus

Hylemya

Delphinium

Delphinium barbeyi

Polemonium viscosum

Aconitum columbianum

Bombus bifarius

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Environmental Change: Effects of Experimental Changes in Phenology and Water Availability on a Montane Wildflower

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in <i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>

Pollen thieving and pollen limitation in gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i> (Polemoniaceae)

Pollen thieving and pollen limitation in gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i> (Polemoniaceae)

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

Gender inequality in predispersal seed predation contributes to female seed set advantage in a gynodioecious species

Lack of sex-specific differences in mycorrhizal associations and response to herbivory in the gynodioecious herb, Polemonium foliosissimum

Wise flies: a pre-dispersal seed predator prefers hermaphrodites over females in the gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>

Wise flies: a pre‐dispersal seed predator prefers hermaphrodites over females in the gynodioecious P olemonium foliosissimum

Potential Effect of Nutrient on Native/Invasive Plants in Disturbed Road-cuts.

Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebrate herbivores in maintaining females in the gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>.

Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebrate herbivores in maintaining females in the gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>.

Selection of trait combinations through bee and fly visitation to flowers of <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

The influence of aboveground and belowground resources on the persistence of females for a gynodioecious plant

The influence of aboveground and belowground resources on the persistence of females for a gynodioecious plant

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

Investigating the impact of pollinator- and seed predator-mediated selection on floral traits in an <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> and <i>I. tenuituba</i> (Polemoniaceae) hybrid zone

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>.

Plant size influences mycorrhizal colonization of <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

The effects of floral fragrance manipulations of <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> on the seed predator <i>Hylemya</i>

A study of correlational selection through floral manipulations of <i></i>Polemonium foliosissimum<i></i> (Polemoniaceae)

Effects of multi-species interactions in gynodioecious populations of <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>

Testing the oviposition cues that drive preference of <i></i>Hylemya<i></i> for different sexes of <i></i>Polemonium foliosissimum<i></i>

Determining Long-Term Success of Revegetation Efforts in Disturbed Sites

Pollination subsidies between wetland and dry meadow habitats

Pollination subsidies between wetland and dry meadow habitats

Volatile Production by Buds and Corollas of Two Sympatric, Confamilial Plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Polemonium foliosissimum

Volatile production by the buds and corollas of two sympatric, confamial plants, Ipomopsis aggregata and Polemonium foliosissimum

Effects of pollinators, herbivores, and seed predators on flowering phenology

Oviposition patterns and larval success of a pre-dispersal seed predator attacking two confamilial host plants

Resource and pollen limitations to lifetime seed production in a natural plant population

Effects of floral traits on sequential components of fitness in Ipomopsis aggregata

Reproduction in Polymonium: a five year study of seed production and implications for competition for pollinator service

The relationship between flowering phenology and seed set in an herbaceous perennial plant, Polymonium foliosissimum Gray

Bumblebee response to variation in nectar availability

Competition for bumblebee pollinators in Rocky Mountain plant communities