LONG-FLOWERED MERTENSIA

Class: Mertensia longiflora

Family: BORAGE FAMILY

Sub Family: Boraginaceae

Year: Biennial

Other Names: Languid Ladies, Mountain Bluebell

Colour: Bright blue

Height: 10-25 cm (4-10")

Each Flower: 2-2.5 cm (3/4-1") long, tubular, expanding into 5 shallow lobes, expanded portion being 1/3-1/2 as long as tube; calyx cleft to below midway into 5 pointed teeth; 5 stamens attached to base of expanded portion of tube; long, thin style protrudes just beyond tube

Leaves: Stalkless leaves arranged alternately up stem, fleshy, inverted lance-shaped to oblong, with rounded tips, often with pinkish mid-ribs beneath

Stems: Sturdy, round, smooth, often pinkish-tinged

Blooming Period: April - June

Habitat: Open or slightly wooded sagebrush country with Ponderosa pine up to middle elevations

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