Mertensia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names oblongleaf bluebells and sagebrush bluebells.
Mertensia oblongifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Mertensia |
Species: | M. oblongifolia
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Binomial name | |
Mertensia oblongifolia |
It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush.
Description edit
Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb producing many erect stems from a thick, branching caudex, approaching 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are oval to lance-shaped, located all along the stem. The inflorescence is a dense, sometimes crowded cluster of hanging blue tubular flowers with expanded, bell-like mouths. The flower measures 1 to 2 centimeters long.
References edit
- ^ NatureServe (2023). "Mertensia oblongifolia". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links edit
- Media related to Mertensia oblongifolia at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Mertensia oblongifolia at Wikispecies
- "Mertensia oblongifolia". Plants for a Future.
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Mertensia oblongifolia
- Mertensia oblongifolia in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley