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Mertensia bella

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Mertensia bella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia
Species:
M. bella
Binomial name
Mertensia bella

Mertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort.[1][2] It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem and caudex unit up to half a meter tall. The rough-haired leaves are alternately arranged and borne on petioles. The inflorescence is an open array of clustered bright blue, bell-shaped flowers up to a centimeter wide at the lobed mouths.

References

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  1. ^ Roe, Lisa Schassberger (1991). "Status review of Mertensia bella, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Region 1, Lolo National Forest, Montana". Montana Natural Heritage Program. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.154760.
  2. ^ Lolo National Forest (N.F.), Butte Lookout: Environmental Impact Statement. 2008. pp. 216–222.
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