Mertensia paniculata (upper Matanuska River Valley, Alaska)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Boraginales
Family:
Boraginaceae
Genus:
Mertensia
Species:
M. paniculata
Binomial name
Mertensia paniculata
(Aiton) G. Don, 1837
Synonyms[1]
Casselia paniculata(Aiton) Dumort.
Cerinthodes paniculatum(Aiton) Kuntze
Lithospermum paniculatum(Aiton) Lehm.
Platynema paniculata(Aiton) Schrad.
Pulmonaria paniculataAiton
Mertensia paniculata, also known as the tall lungwort, tall bluebells, or northern bluebells, is an herb or dwarf shrub with drooping, bright-blue, bell-shaped flowers. It is native to northwestern North America and the Great Lakes.
^"Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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