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Mertensia bella  Piper
Beautiful bluebells,   Oregon lungwort
Mertensia bella is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~2 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Mertensia
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Red Fir Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Information about  Mertensia bella from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (MEBE)

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[Wikipedia[ Common Names, Range, Habitat: Mertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).