Mertensia virginica

Characteristics
Boraginaceae
Mertensia
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
eastern bluebells
Floodplain and bottomland forests and thickets, low rich forests, and stream banks. Also cultivated.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC+, FACW (NWPL) FACW (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S4 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Boraginales
Mertensia
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link - eastern bluebells
Citation
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Tompkins, NY: 10 May 2008 -
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Photo by: Alex Petzke. Photo taken: Chemung Co., NY: 19 Apr 2013 - 10
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Photo by: Alex Petzke. Photo taken: Chemung Co., NY: 19 Apr 2013 - 10
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 22 Apr 2001 - 4
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 28 Apr 2008 - 4
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 23 Apr 2013 - 4
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