Bluebells
Mertensia
Mertensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are perennial herbaceous plants with blue or sometimes white flowers that open from pink-tinged buds. Such a change in flower color is common in Boraginaceae and is caused by an increase of pH in the flower tissue. Mertensia is one of several plants that are commonly called "bluebell". In spite of their common name, the flowers are usually salverform (trumpet-shaped) rather than campanulate (bell-shaped).
52 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Virginia bluebells
speciesMertensia virginica
Tall Bluebell
speciesMertensia paniculata
mountain bluebells
speciesMertensia ciliata
Prairie Bluebells
speciesMertensia lanceolata
Oysterplant
speciesMertensia maritima
sagebrush bluebell
speciesMertensia oblongifolia
long bluebells
speciesMertensia longiflora
Shortstyle Bluebells
speciesMertensia brevistyla
Franciscan bluebells
speciesMertensia franciscana
aspen bluebells
speciesMertensia arizonica
Fendler's Bluebell
speciesMertensia fendleri
broadleaf bluebells
speciesMertensia subcordata
Beach Bluebells
speciesMertensia simplicissima
Macdougal's Bluebell
speciesMertensia macdougalii
Kamchatka Bluebells
speciesMertensia kamczatica
Alpine Bluebells
speciesMertensia tweedyi
Daurian lungwort
speciesMertensia davurica
Mertensia stylosa
speciesMertensia stylosa
Oregon lungwort
speciesMertensia bella
Sierra Bluebells
speciesMertensia nevadensis
Ovate Bluebells
speciesMertensia ovata
Toiyabe bluebells
speciesMertensia cusickii
Greenleaf Bluebells
speciesMertensia viridis
Rocky Mountain Bluebells
speciesMertensia humilis
Broadleaf Bluebells
speciesMertensia platyphylla
Alpine Bluebell
speciesMertensia lateriflora
Baker's Bluebells
speciesMertensia bakeri
siberian bluebells
speciesMertensia sibirica
Canescent bluebells
speciesMertensia cana
Shade Bluebells
speciesMertensia umbratilis
Mertensia pterocarpa
speciesMertensia pterocarpa
short-sepal bluebells
speciesMertensia brachycalyx
Front Range Bluebells
speciesMertensia brachyloba
Mertensia nivalis
speciesMertensia nivalis
Mertensia serrulata
speciesMertensia serrulata
Prostrate Bluebells
speciesMertensia cynoglossoides
Mertensia parvifolia
speciesMertensia parvifolia
Mertensia dschagastanica
speciesMertensia dschagastanica
Idaho Bluebells
speciesMertensia campanulata
Mertensia grahamii
speciesMertensia grahamii
Mertensia mexicana
speciesMertensia mexicana
Mertensia coronata
speciesMertensia coronata
Mertensia lineariloba
speciesMertensia lineariloba
Mertensia longipedunculata
speciesMertensia longipedunculata
Mertensia meyeriana
speciesMertensia meyeriana
Mertensia oreophila
speciesMertensia oreophila
Mertensia pratensis
speciesMertensia pratensis
Mertensia sinica
speciesMertensia sinica
Mertensia tarbagataica
speciesMertensia tarbagataica
Pallas's bluebell
speciesMertensia pallasii
Eastwood's bluebells
speciesMertensia eastwoodiae
Mertensia rivularis
speciesMertensia rivularis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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