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Mertensia Mertensia echioides Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: incertae sedis Family: Boraginaceae Subfamily: Boraginoideae Genus: Mertensia
RothSpecies Mertensia is a genus of about 40 species of perennial herbaceous plants with bell-shaped blue flowers opening from pink-tinged buds. This is one of several plants commonly called bluebell.
The genus is named after the German botanist Franz Carl Mertens.
Species
There are about 40 species, including:
- Mertensia alpina – Alpine Bluebells
- Mertensia arizonica – Aspen Bluebells
- Mertensia bella – Beautiful Bluebells
- Mertensia ciliata – Mountain Bell
- Mertensia drummondii – Drummond's Bluebell
- Mertensia echioides – Chinese Bluebell
- Mertensia franciscana – San Francisco Peak's Bluebells
- Mertensia lanceolata – Prairie bluebell
- Mertensia longiflora – Longflower Bluebell
- Mertensia macdougalii – Macdougal's Bluebells
- Mertensia maritima – Oysterplant, Sea Bluebell
- Mertensia oblongifolia – Oblongleaf Bluebells
- Mertensia paniculata – Tall Bluebell or Northern Bluebell
- Mertensia sibirica (L.) G. Don – Japanese Bluebells
- Mertensia virginica – Virginia Bluebell
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- GRIN Database: M. sibirica
Data related to Mertensia at Wikispecies
Media related to Mertensia at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Mertensia
- Asterid stubs
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