PLANTS Profile for Mertensia paniculata var. borealis (northern bluebells)

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Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams
northern bluebells

Symbol:

MEPAB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Adams, S.W. side, Stagman Ridge, 1311 m. June 25, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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

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


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USA (ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 18 species in Mertensia, 4 varieties in Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don

Classification:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

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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
Variety	Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams – northern bluebells

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

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Iowa:
Mertensia paniculata
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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

Mertensia paniculata:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACW-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529167.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:46 AM CDT