Mertensia oblongifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don

Oblongleaf bluebells, Sagebrush bluebells

2023 Gerald D. Carr

2012 Judy and Barry Breckling

2023 Gerald D. Carr

Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~73 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. amoena ... var. nevadensis ... var. oblongifolia
Genus:	Mertensia
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii
PLANTS	Mertensia bakeri
PLANTS	Mertensia fusiformis
PLANTS	Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri
PLANTS	Mertensia lanceolata var. nivalis
...

Information about Mertensia oblongifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEOB) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Native Range, Habitat: It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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).