PLANTS Profile for Mertensia paniculata (tall bluebells)

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PLANTS Profile

Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don
tall bluebells

Symbol:

MEPA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 83. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Distribution:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don


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USA (AK, CT, IA, ID, MI, MN, MT, OR, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 18 species in Mertensia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. alaskana (Britton) L.O. Williams. .

Mertensia paniculata var. alaskana
Alaska tall bluebells

Distribution of Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams. . Image Available.

Mertensia paniculata var. borealis
northern bluebells

Distribution of Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. eastwoodiae (J.F. Macbr.) Hultén. .

Mertensia paniculata var. eastwoodiae
Eastwood's bluebells

Distribution of Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. paniculata. .

Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata
tall bluebells

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Mertensia Roth – bluebells
Species	Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don – tall bluebells

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
northern lungwort		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACW-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31664.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 12:04 PM CDT