Mertensia lanceolata
Lance Leaved Bluebells, Lance Leaved Lungwort
Other regional names: Prairie Bluebells +1 more
- Prairie Bluebells
- Prairie Lungwort
Also known as: Casselia lanceolata (Pursh) Dumort. +8 more
- Casselia lanceolata (Pursh) Dumort.
- Cerinthodes lanceolatum (Pursh) Kuntze
- Lithospermum lanceolatum (Pursh) Sweet
- Mertensia lanceolata var. aperta Cockerell
- Mertensia marginata (Nutt.) G.Don
- Mertensia myosotifolia A.Heller ex Rydb.
- Mertensia papillosa Greene
- Pulmonaria lanceolata Pursh
- Pulmonaria marginata Nutt.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Boraginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Mertensia lanceolata (commonly known as Lance-Leaved Bluebells or Lance-Leaved Lungwort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Boraginaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Colorado, Manitoba, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
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