Family CN: Jacob's-ladder Family Family Code: POLEMO Family Parent: [in ERICALES] Family Authority: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 Summary: A family of 18 genera and 350-380 species, herbs, vines, and shrubs (rarely trees), mainly of temperate North America, but extending into tropical America and also in Eurasia. Reference: Wilson (1960a); Grant (1997); Grant (1998); Prather, Ferguson, & Jansen (2000); Wilken in Kubitzki (2004). Last Updated: 2019-12-30 Publish: 1