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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Mertensia |
| Species: | M. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Mertensia bella Piper | |
Mertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort. 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
- 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.
- Lolo National Forest (N.F.), Butte Lookout: Environmental Impact Statement. 2008. pp. 216–222.
External links
Media related to Mertensia bella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mertensia bella at Wikispecies- "Mertensia bella". Plants for a Future.
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Mertensia bella
- Mertensia bella in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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| Mertensia bella |
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