species 18,034 observations
Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Field notes
Supports All
63
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Meadow Rue Borer Moth
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Jacob's Ladder Miner
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Orange-legged Furrow Bee
61
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Soil
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- No
- Habit
- Creeping
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.