Mertensia oblongifolia Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5456

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don

Oblongleaf bluebells, Sagebrush bluebells

2013 John Doyen

2007 Mary Winter

2002 Larry Blakely

2015 Barry Breckling

Mertensia oblongifolia, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	BORAGINACEAE
Genus:	Mertensia
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. amoena ... var. nevadensis ... var. oblongifolia

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

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

Name Status:

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:	Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii
PLANTS:	Mertensia viridis var. parvifolia
PLANTS:	Mertensia viridis var. cynoglossoides
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More information about Mertensia oblongifolia


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEOB)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Aug 18, 2019).