Mertensia oblongifolia

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don

Oblongleaf bluebells, Sagebrush bluebells

2023 Gerald D. Carr

2012 Judy and Barry Breckling

2023 Gerald D. Carr

2020 Matt Berger

Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search: ~105 records Add an Observation Plant Characteristics Location Suitability

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. amoena ... var. nevadensis ... var. oblongifolia
Genus:	Mertensia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii
PLANTS	Mertensia bakeri
PLANTS	Mertensia fusiformis
PLANTS	Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri
PLANTS	Mertensia lanceolata var. nivalis
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External links:


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH2) Integrated Taxonomic Info System (ITIS) International Plants Names Index (IPNI)	CalPhotos iNaturalist PlantID.net Calscape BONAP (Distribution Map)
[Wikipedia] Native Range, Habitat: It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links