Family Polemoniaceae (Noun)
Meaning
A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Phlox is a well known genus in the family Polemoniaceae, often cultivated in gardens for its showy fragrant flowers.
- In the tropics, family Polemoniaceae includes trees as well as herbaceous plants, like gilia.
- Many plants in family Polemoniaceae have flowers with striking blue or purple coloration, attracting many types of pollinators.
- Plants in family Polemoniaceae are often seen as ornamentals in home gardens, especially in areas with cold winters.
- Asteroid symbiotic nitrogen fixation, rare among the family Polemoniaceae, has been confirmed with plants in this genus, fixing significant amounts of nitrogen.