Mertensia
bluebells, lungwort, mertensia
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Mertensia
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Species in Mertensia:
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Mertensia amoena – beautiful bluebells, sagebrush bluebells
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; central Washington to Montana, south to Wyoming and Utah. -
Mertensia brachycalyx – short-sepaled bluebells Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Mertensia ciliata – mountain bluebells, streamside bluebells, tall fringed bluebells Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Mertensia foliosa – leafy bluebells Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
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Mertensia longiflora – long-flowered bluebells, trumpet bluebells, long-flowered lungwort Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Nevada.
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Mertensia paniculata – northern bluebell, tall bluebell Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Montana, also in the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada.
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var. borealis – northern bluebell Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana.
- var. paniculata – tall bluebell Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to Montana, also in the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada.
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Mertensia platyphylla – broadleaf bluebell Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington, where currently considered endemic.
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Mertensia umbratilis – shade bluebell Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Mertensia in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Mertensia checklist entry
OregonFlora: Mertensia information
E-Flora BC: Mertensia atlas page
CalPhotos: Mertensia photos
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