Mertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort.[1][2] It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem and caudex unit up to half a meter tall. The rough-haired leaves are alternately arranged and borne on petioles. The inflorescence is an open array of clustered bright blue, bell-shaped flowers up to a centimeter wide at the lobed mouths.

References

  1. ^ Roe, Lisa Schassberger (1991). "Status review of Mertensia bella, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Region 1, Lolo National Forest, Montana". Montana Natural Heritage Program. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.154760.
  2. ^ Lolo National Forest (N.F.), Butte Lookout: Environmental Impact Statement. 2008. pp. 216–222.


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