Mertensia bella is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names beautiful bluebells and Oregon lungwort.[1][2] It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in wet mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a slender, erect stem and caudex unit up to half a meter tall. The rough-haired leaves are alternately arranged and borne on petioles. The inflorescence is an open array of clustered bright blue, bell-shaped flowers up to a centimeter wide at the lobed mouths.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Mertensia |
| Species: | M. bella
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References
edit- ^ Roe, Lisa Schassberger (1991). "Status review of Mertensia bella, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Region 1, Lolo National Forest, Montana". Montana Natural Heritage Program. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.154760.
- ^ Lolo National Forest (N.F.), Butte Lookout: Environmental Impact Statement. 2008. pp. 216–222.
External links
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Media related to Mertensia bella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mertensia bella at Wikispecies- "Mertensia bella". Plants for a Future.
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Mertensia bella
- Mertensia bella in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
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