Mertensia oblongifolia Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5456

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don

Oblongleaf bluebells, Sagebrush bluebells

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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.


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

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

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

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


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (MEOB)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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: Jan 23, 2019).