Mertensia

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Mertensia
Mertensia echioides
Mertensia echioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia
Species

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Mertensia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. There are about 40 species in the genus. This is one of several different plants that are commonly called Bluebell.

[edit] Species

About 40 species, including:

  • Mertensia arizonica: Aspen Bluebells[1]
  • Mertensia bella
  • Mertensia ciliata: Mountain Bell
  • Mertensia drummondii: Drummond's Bluebell
  • Mertensia lanceolata: Prairie bluebell
  • Mertensia longiflora: Longflower Bluebell
  • Mertensia maritima: Oyster Plant, Oysterleaf, or Sea Bluebell
  • Mertensia oblongifolia
  • Mertensia paniculata: Tall Bluebell or Northern Bluebell
  • Mertensia virginica: Virginia Bluebell