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Taxon:  Mertensia ciliata (E. James ex Torr.) G. Don



Summary
Genus:
Mertensia
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Cynoglossoideae
Tribe:
Asperugeae
Nomen number:
435066
Place of publication:
Gen. hist. 4:372. 1837-1838
Verified:
07/16/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pulmonaria ciliata E. James ex Torr.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 129. Note: lists as Mertensia ciliata (James) G. Don
  3. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
  6. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Common names
English
mountain bluebells –
streamside bluebells –
tall chiming-bells –
tall fringed bluebells –
German
Berg-Blauglöckchen –
Swedish
lundfjärva –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesIdaho 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyoming 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah 
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada, Utah]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 129. Note: lists as Mertensia ciliata (James) G. Don
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435066. Accessed 9 May 2025.