Mertensia paniculata var. borealis - WTU Herbarium Image Collection

Vascular Plants - Boraginaceae - Mertensia - Mertensia paniculata:

Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Tall bluebells, pan bluebells

Blooms: May - August
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Distribution: British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana
Habitat: Streambanks and wet meadows at mid-elevations in the mountains

Accepted Name:

Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

Synonyms:

(none)

Treated in Flora of the PNW as:

Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Mertensia paniculata var. borealis specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Mertensia paniculata var. borealis specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.

Washington Flora Checklist: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis treatment.

E-Flora BC: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis atlas page.

CalPhotos: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis images.

USDA Plants Database: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis.

Additional photographs of Mertensia paniculata var. borealis:

(click on a thumbnail to view larger photo)

Ben Legler, 2004

H. Tim Gladwin, 1983

G. D. Carr, 2002

G. D. Carr, 2006

G. D. Carr, 2007

Peter Dunwiddie, 2009

Susan McDougall, 2005

Ron Bockelman, 2010

Ron Bockelman, 2011

Ron Bockelman, 2012

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