sagebrush bluebell (Mertensia oblongifolia)
Mertensia oblongifolia, a perennial herb native to mountainous western USA, thrives in alpine meadows. It features oblong leaves and bell-shaped, sky-blue flowers, pink.
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Synonyms
Cerinthodes oblongifolium (Nutt.) Kuntze
Lithospermum marginatum Lehm.
Mertensia amoena A.Nelson
Mertensia amplifolia Wooton & Standl.
Mertensia cooperae Peck
Mertensia eplicata J.F.Macbr.
Mertensia foliosa A.Nelson
Mertensia intermedia Rydb.
Mertensia myosotifolia A.Heller
Mertensia nelsonii J.F.Macbr.
Mertensia nutans Howell
Mertensia refracta A.Nelson
Mertensia stenoloba Greene
Mertensia toyabensis J.F.Macbr.
Mertensia tubiflora Rydb.
Pulmonaria oblongifolia Nutt.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderBoraginales
- familyBoraginaceae
- genusMertensia
- speciesMertensia oblongifolia