Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Mertensia > Mertensia oblongifoliaMertensia oblongifolia (oblongleaf bluebells; languid-lady; spindleroot bluebells; Toiyabe bluebells)Synonyms: Cerinthodes oblongifolium (homotypic); Lithospermum marginatum (heterotypic); Mertensia alpina var. perplexa; Mertensia amoena; Mertensia amplifolia; Mertensia bakeri; Mertensia bakeri var. amoena; Mertensia bakeri var. bakeri; Mertensia bakeri var. lateriflora; Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii; Mertensia bakeri var. subglabra; Mertensia cana (homotypic); Mertensia canescens; Mertensia cooperae; Mertensia cusickii; Mertensia cynoglossoides; Mertensia eplicata; Mertensia fendleri var. pubens; Mertensia foliosa; Mertensia foliosa f. cusickii (homotypic); Mertensia foliosa f. macbridei; Mertensia foliosa var. amoena; Mertensia foliosa var. nevadensis (homotypic); Mertensia foliosa var. pubescens; Mertensia foliosa var. subcalva; Mertensia fusiformis; Mertensia intermedia; Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri (homotypic); Mertensia lanceolata var. myosotifolia; Mertensia lanceolata var. nivalis; Mertensia lanceolata var. pubens; Mertensia lanceolata var. viridis (homotypic); Mertensia muriculata; Mertensia myosotifolia; Mertensia nelsonii; Mertensia nevadensis; Mertensia nutans; Mertensia nutans subcalva; Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena; Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis (homotypic); Mertensia oblongifolia var. nimbata; Mertensia oblongifolia var. oblongifolia; Mertensia oreophila; Mertensia paniculata var. nivalis; Mertensia papillosa var. fusiformis; Mertensia parryi; Mertensia perplexa; Mertensia pubescens; Mertensia refracta; Mertensia stenoloba; Mertensia toiyabensis; Mertensia tubiflora; Mertensia viridis; Mertensia viridis var. cana (homotypic); Mertensia viridis var. cynoglossoides (homotypic); Mertensia viridula; Pulmonaria oblongifolia (homotypic) Mertensia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names oblongleaf bluebells and sagebrush bluebells. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Low |  | | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Structure [3] | Herb | | | Height [2] | 12 inches (0.3 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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