Greek valerian

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Greek valerian

... There are more than 20 species of Polemonium , mainly in North America, all of which produce beautiful flowers. In Europe, varieties bred for ornamental purposes are cultivated under the name "Polemonium", but most of them are P. caeruleum L. (English name Jacob's-ladder, charity, Greek valerian), a basic variety of Miyama Polemonium. The Polemonium family is a group of sympetalous plants that are considered to be closely related to the Violaceae family. There are 18 genera and 320 species in the world, and only this genus is found in Japan. ...

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Japanese:

… ハナシノブ属Polemoniumは北アメリカを中心に20余種あり,いずれも美しい花をつける。ヨーロッパで観賞用に品種改良されたものが〈ハナシノブ〉の名で栽植されるが,ミヤマハナシノブの基本変種P.caeruleum L.(英名Jacob’s‐ladder,charity,Greek valerian)のことが多い。 ハナシノブ科はムラサキ科に近縁とみなされる合弁花植物で,世界に18属320種あり,日本には本属のみが産する。…

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