Mertensia bella Calflora

Distribution by County 5451

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).

Record Count by County


Del Norte: 2

Suggested Citation

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