490.0000
Family
Boraginaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 128 (1789), nom. cons., s. str.
118 genera, ca. 2000 spp.
Species listed in database: 2033; hybrids: 45
= Anchusaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 274, 302 (1818)
= Cerinthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 244 (1820)
= Cynoglossaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl.: 406 (1843)
= Echiaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 2: 61 (1837)
= Onosmaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 437 (1820)
490.3304
Genus
Mertensia Roth; Catal. Bot. 1: 34 (1797)
Distribution: Arctic Regions and temp. Northern Hemisphere south to mountainous Middie Asia, Afghanistan, Russia (ca. 10, arctic European part, W- and E-Siberia, Far East). Species delimitation in the Rocky Mountains highly disputed.
Species listed in database: 51
= Casselia Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 21 (1822)
= Cerinthodes Ludw. ex Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Hippoglossum (Rchb.) Hartm.; Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 2: 57 (1832), nom. illeg.
= Platynema Schrad.; Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1835: 5 (1835), nom. illeg.
= Pneumaria Hill; Veg. Syst. 7: 40 (1764)
= Steenhammera Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 337 (1831)
= Winkleria Rchb.; Nomencl., Abth. 2, 205, in adnot., 236 (1841)
species :
Mertensia arizonica
Greene; Pittonia 3: 197 (1898)
Name: Aspen bluebells
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia arizonica var. subnuda (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 66 (1937)
= Mertensia toyabensis var. subnuda J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 7 (1916)
species :
Mertensia bakeri
Greene; Pittonia 4: 90 (1901)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia bakeri var. amoena A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 422 (1909)
= Mertensia bakeri var. lateriflora A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 423 (1909)
= Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 120 (1937)
= Mertensia bakeri var. subglabra J.F.Macbr. & Payson; Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 66 (1917)
species :
Mertensia bella
Piper; Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 31: 76 (1918)
Distribution: USA (California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia siskiyouensis Applegate; Contr. Dudley Herb. 1: 154 (1930)
species :
Mertensia brachycalyx
Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 477 (1906)
Name: Shortflower bluebells
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Idaho)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia laevigata Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 477 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia laevigata var. brachycalyx (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 10 (1916)
= Mertensia paniculata var. brachycalyx (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 10 (1916)
= Mertensia paniculata var. laevigata G.N.Jones; Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 5: 219 (1936)
species :
Mertensia brachyloba
Greene; Pittonia 4: 90 (1899)
Name: Prairie bluebells
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia lanceolata var. brachyloba (Greene) A.Nelson; New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt. 422 (1909)
species :
Mertensia brevistyla
S.Watson; Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 239 (1871)
Name: Shortstyle bluebells
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alpina var. brevistyla (S.Watson) M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 12: 56 (1908)
= Mertensia congesta Greene; Pl. Baker. 3: 17 (1901)
= Mertensia fusiformis Greene; Pittonia 4: 89 (1899)
= Mertensia papillosa var. fusiformis (Greene) A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 421 (1909)
species :
Mertensia campanulata
A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 54: 150 (1912)
Name: Idaho bluebells
Distribution: USA (Idaho)
73 USA
species :
Mertensia cana
Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 698 (1909)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia canescens Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 640 (1904), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia viridis var. cana (Rydb.) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 115 (1937)
species :
Mertensia ciliata
(James ex Torr.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 372 (1837)
Name: Tall fringed bluebells
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia ciliata f. candida J.F.Macbr. & Payson; Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 67 (1917)
= Mertensia ciliata var. latiloba L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 84 (1937)
= Mertensia ciliata var. polyphylla A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 421 (1909)
= Mertensia ciliata var. punctata A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 421 (1909)
= Mertensia ciliata var. subpubescens (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. & Payson; Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 67 (1917)
= Mertensia incongruens J.F.Macbr. & Payson; Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 66 (1917)
= Mertensia pallida Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 680 (1909)
= Mertensia picta Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 638 (1904)
= Mertensia platensis (Rydb.) Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 150 (1906)
= Mertensia polyphylla Greene; Pittonia 4: 87 (1899)
= Mertensia polyphylla var. platensis Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 638 (1905)
= Mertensia punctata Greene; Pittonia 4: 88 (1899)
= Mertensia subpubescens Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 261 (1903)
= Pulmonaria ciliata James ex Torr.; Ann. Lyc. N. York 2: 224 (1828)
variant :
var. stomatechoides
(Kellogg) Jeps.; Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jeps.] 842 (1925)
Name: Tall fringed bluebells
Distribution: USA (California, Nevada, Oregon)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia stomatechoides Kellogg; Proc. Calif. Acad. 2: 148 (1863)
species :
Mertensia coronata
A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 403 (1902)
Distribution: USA (Oregon)
73 USA
species :
Mertensia cusickii
Piper; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 643 (1902)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, California)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia foliosa f. cusickii (Piper) I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 85 (1932)
species :
Mertensia cynoglossoides
Greene; Pl. Baker [Greene] 3: 19 (1901)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia muriculata Greene; Pl. Baker. 3: 19 (1901)
= Mertensia viridis var. cynoglossoides (Greene) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 13 (1916)
species :
Mertensia davurica
(Sims) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 318 (1837)
Distribution: Siberia (Altai, Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva); China (N-Hebei); Mongolia
30 SIB 36 CHI 37 MON
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia davurica (Sims) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 22 (1822)
= Casselia gracilis (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 23 (1822)
= Cerinthodes davuricum (Sims) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum davuricum (Sims) Lehm.; Asperif. 296 (1818)
= Mertensia davurica var. ochroleuca (Ikonn.-Gal.) Gubanov; L. G. Byazrov et al., Fl. Khangaya: 141 (1989)
= Mertensia ochroleuca Ikonn.-Gal.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Acad. Sci. URSS 30: 769 (1931 publ. 1932)
= Pulmonaria amoena Steven ex Lehm.; Asperif. 296 (1818)
= Pulmonaria armena Schrank; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 9: 99 (1818)
= Pulmonaria davurica Sims; Bot. Mag. 42: t. 1743 (1814)
= Pulmonaria gracilis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. 4: 747 (1819)
= Steenhammera dahurica (Sims) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 250 (1840)
species :
Mertensia eastwoodiae
J.F.Macbr.; Contrib. Gray Herb. no. s. 49: 18 (1917)
Name: Eastwood´s bluebells
Distribution: Alaska
70 ASK
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alaskana Eastw.; Bot. Gaz. 33: 287 (1902), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia paniculata subsp. eastwoodiae (J.F.Macbr.) S.L.Welsh; Great Basin Naturalist 28: 147 (1968)
= Mertensia paniculata var. eastwoodiae (J.F.Macbr.) Hultén; Ark. Bot. (n. s.) 7(1): 116 (1968)
= Mertensia strigosa Greene; Pittonia 4: 88 (1899), non Melch.
species :
Mertensia fendleri
A.Gray; Am. J. Sci. Ser. II. 34: 339 (1862)
Distribution: USA (Colorado, New Mexico)
73 USA 77 USA
Remarks: often included in M. oblongifolia
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia fendleri var. pubens J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 14 (1916)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri (A.Gray) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 53 (1874)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. pubens (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 98 (1937)
species :
Mertensia franciscana
A.Heller; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 549 (1899)
Name: Franciscan bluebells
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alba Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 638 (1904)
= Mertensia grandis Wooton & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 165 (1913)
= Mertensia pratensis f. alba (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 8 (1916)
species :
Mertensia grahamii
(L.O.Williams) Nazaire & L.Hufford; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 298 (2014)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia arizonica var. grahamii L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 65 (1937)
species :
Mertensia humilis
Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 681 (1909)
Name: Rocky Mountain bluebells
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Wyoming)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alpina var. humilis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 20 (1916)
species :
Mertensia kamczatica
(Turcz.) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 91 (1846)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Kamchatka, Kuril Isl., Magadan, Sakhalin)
31 RFE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes ellipticum (Ledeb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum kamczaticum Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 75 (1840)
= Mertensia elliptica Ledeb.; Fl. Ross. 3: 135 (1847)
= Mertensia pubescens (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) DC.; Prodr. 10: 90 (1846), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia symphytoides Fisch. ex Herder; Act. Hort. Petrop. 1: 511 (1873)
= Pulmonaria pubescens Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. 4: 744 (1819)
= Steenhammera kamczatica (Turcz.) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 250 (1840)
= Steenhammera pilosa Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 249 (1840)
species :
Mertensia lanceolata
(Pursh) A.DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 88 (1846)
Name: Prairie bluebells
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan); USA (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming)
71 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia lanceolata (Pursh) Dumort.; Comment. Bot.: 24 (1822)
= Cerinthodes lanceolatum (Pursh) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum marginatum (Nutt.) Spreng.; Syst. 1: 547 (1824)
= Mertensia alpina A.Gray; Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 34: 340 (1862), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia lanceolata var. aperta Cockerell; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 16 (1916)
= Mertensia linearis Greene; Pittonia 3: 197 (1897), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia marginata (Nutt.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 319 (1837)
= Mertensia papillosa Greene; Pittonia 3: 261 (1898)
= Pulmonaria lanceolata Pursh; Fl. Am. Sept. 2: 729 (1813)
= Pulmonaria marginata Nutt.; Gen. Am. 1: 115 (1818)
variant :
var. coriacea
(A.Nelson) L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh; Rhodora 95(883-884): 393 (1993)
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia coriacea A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 403 (1902)
= Mertensia coriacea var. dilatata A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 403 (1902)
= Mertensia viridis var. dilatata (A.Nelson) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 113 (1937)
variant :
var. secundorum
Cockerell; Torreya 18: 180 (1918)
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Wyoming)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia clokeyi Osterh.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 46: 55 (1919)
= Mertensia media Osterh.; Torreya 17: 175 (1917)
= Mertensia micrantha A.Nelson; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 20: 37 (1907)
= Mertensia secundorum Cockerell; Muhlenbergia 3: 68 (1907)
species :
Mertensia lateriflora
Greene; Pl. Baker. 3: 18 (1901)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
species :
Mertensia lineariloba
Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 32 (1901)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia lanceolata var. lineariloba (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 15 (1916)
= Mertensia papillosa var. lineariloba (Rydb.) A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 421 (1909)
species :
Mertensia longiflora
Greene; Pittonia 3: 261 (1898)
Name: Small bluebells
Distribution: Canada (Alberta, British Columbia); USA (California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington State)
71 CDN 73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia horneri Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 479 (1906)
= Mertensia longiflora f. alba B.Boivin; Naturaliste Canad. 93: 1061 (1967)
= Mertensia longiflora var. horneri (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 17 (1916)
= Mertensia longiflora var. pulchella (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 17 (1916)
= Mertensia pulchella Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 478 (1906)
= Mertensia pulchella subsp. glauca Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 479 (1906)
species :
Mertensia longipedunculata
(A.Nelson) Nazaire & L.Hufford; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 299 (2014)
Distribution: USA (Wyoming)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia ciliata var. longipedunculata A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 402 (1902)
species :
Mertensia macdougalii
A.Heller; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 550 (1899)
Name: Macdougal´s bluebells
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Mertensia maritima
(L.) Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 354 (1821)
subspecies :
subsp. maritima
Name: Oysterleaf (EN), Strand-Blauglöckchen, Austernpflanze (DE)
Distribution: Iceland; Jan Mayen; Svalbard; Faeroe Isl.; England; Ireland; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Germany [I]; Russian Far East (Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Isl., Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin); Alaska; Greenland; Canada (British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Northern Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon); St. Pierre et Miquelon; USA (Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire)
10 DEN FOR GRB ICE IRE JMY NOR SVA SWE 11 ger 31 RFE 70 ASK CDN GNL 71 CDN 72 CDN SPM 75 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia maritima (L.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 25 (1822)
= Casselia parviflora (Michx.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 25 (1822)
= Cerinthodes maritimum (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Hippoglossum maritimum (L.) Hartm.; Handb. Scand. Fl. ed. II. (1832), ed. IV. 66 (1843), isonym
= Lithospermum maritimum (L.) Lehm.; Asperif. 291 (1818)
= Mertensia maritima f. albiflora Fernald; Rhodora 23: 288 (1922)
= Mertensia parviflora (Michx.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 320 (1837)
= Pneumaria maritima (L.) Hill; Veg. Syst. 7: 40 (1764)
= Pulmonaria maritima L.; Sp. Pl. 136 (1753)
= Pulmonaria parviflora Michx.; Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 131 (1803)
= Pulmonaria procumbens Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 281 (1812)
= Steenhammera maritima (L.) Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 337 (1831)
subspecies :
subsp. czukotica
O.D.Nikif.; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 195 (-196) (2011)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Magadan)
31 RFE
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia czukotica (O.D.Nikif.) O.D.Nikif.; Botanica Pacifica 12(2): 122 (2023)
subspecies :
subsp. tenella
(Th.Fr.) Elven & Skarpaas; Nordic J. Bot. 24(5): 590 (2007)
Distribution: Sweden
10 SWE
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia maritima var. tenella Th.Fr.
species :
Mertensia mexicana
L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 67 (1937)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua)
79 MEX
species :
Mertensia meyeriana
J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 52 (1916)
Distribution: Kazakhstan; China (NW-Xinjiang)
32 KAZ 36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia popovii Rubtzov; Kom., Fl. URSS 19: 706 (1953)
species :
Mertensia nevadensis
A.Nelson; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 17: 96 (1904)
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Remarks: often included in M. oblongifolia
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia foliosa var. nevadensis (A.Nelson) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 19 (1916)
= Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis (A.Nelson) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 125 (1937)
= Mertensia praecox Smiley ex J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 10 (1916)
species :
Mertensia nivalis
Rydb.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 336 (1900)
Distribution: USA (Utah)
76 USA
species :
Mertensia oblongifolia
(Nutt.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 372 (1837)
Name: Oblongleaf bluebells
Distribution: USA (California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes oblongifolium (Nutt.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum marginatum Lehm.; Fl. Bor. Am. (Hooker) 2: 86 (1837)
= Mertensia amoena A.Nelson; Coult. Bot. Gaz. 30: 195 (1900)
= Mertensia amplifolia Wooton & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 165 (1913)
= Mertensia cooperae Peck; Torreya 32: 151 (1932)
= Mertensia eplicata J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 16 (1916)
= Mertensia foliosa A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 243 (1899)
= Mertensia foliosa f. macbridei I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 84 (1932)
= Mertensia foliosa var. amoena (A.Nelson) I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 85 (1932)
= Mertensia foliosa var. pubescens J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 19 (1916)
= Mertensia foliosa var. subcalva (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 18 (1916)
= Mertensia intermedia Rydb.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 335 (1900)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. myosotifolia (A.Heller) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 15 (1916)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. nivalis (S.Watson) L.C.Higgins; Great Basin Naturalist 46(2): 255 (1986)
= Mertensia myosotifolia A.Heller; Rydb., Fl. Colorado: 290 (1906)
= Mertensia nelsonii J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 19 (1916)
= Mertensia nutans Howell; Fl. N.W. Amer.: 491 (1901)
= Mertensia nutans subsp. subcalva Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 479 (1906)
= Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena (A.Nelson) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 130 (1937)
= Mertensia oblongifolia var. nimbata J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 18 (1918)
= Mertensia paniculata var. nivalis S.Watson; Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 239 (1871)
= Mertensia pubescens Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 479 (1906), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia refracta A.Nelson; Bot. Gaz. 56: 69 (1913)
= Mertensia stenoloba Greene; Pl. Baker. 3: 20 (1901)
= Mertensia toiyabensis J.F.Macbr.; Contrib. Gray Herb. no. s. 48: 7 (1916)
= Mertensia tubiflora Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 544 (1899)
= Pulmonaria oblongifolia Nutt.; J. Acad. Philad. 7: 43 (1834)
species :
Mertensia oreophila
L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 134 (1937)
Distribution: USA (Wyoming)
73 USA
species :
Mertensia ovata
Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 32 (1901)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
variant :
var. caelestina
(A.Nelson & Cockerell) Nazaire & L.Hufford; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 299 (2014)
Distribution: USA (New Mexico)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia caelestina A.Nelson & Cockerell; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 16: 46 (1903)
= Mertensia viridis var. caelestina (A.Nelson & Cockerell) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 114 (1937)
species :
Mertensia pallasii
(Ledeb.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837)
Distribution: Siberia (Altai); Kazakhstan; China (NW-Xinjiang); Mongolia
30 SIB 32 KAZ 36 CHI 37 MON
Synonyms: hidden
= Lithospermum pallasii Ledeb.; Fl. Altaic. [Ledebour]. 1: 176 (1829)
= Steenhammera pallasii (Ledeb.) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 247 (1840)
species :
Mertensia paniculata
(Aiton) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 318 (1837)
Name: Tall bluebells
Distribution: Alaska; Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northern Territories, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon); USA (Connecticut, Iowa, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Washington State, Wisconsin)
70 ASK CDN 71 CDN 72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia paniculata (Aiton) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 22 (1822)
= Cerinthodes longistylum (Ledeb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Cerinthodes paniculatum (Aiton) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum corymbosum Lehm.; Nov. Stirp. Pug. 2: 27 (1830)
= Lithospermum paniculatum (Aiton) Lehm.; Asperif. 2: 289 (1818)
= Lithospermum schreberianum Spreng.; Syst. 1: 546 (1824)
= Mertensia corymbosa G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 319 (1837)
= Mertensia leptophylla Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 478 (1906)
= Mertensia longistyla Ledeb.; Fl. Ross. 3: 135 (1847)
= Mertensia membranacea Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 33 (1901)
= Mertensia palmeri A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.; Bot. Gaz. 62: 146 (1916)
= Mertensia paniculata f. leptophylla (Piper) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 7 (1916)
= Mertensia paniculata var. longisepala J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 6 (1916)
= Mertensia pilosa (Cham.) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 90 (1846)
= Mertensia pumila (Schrank) Popov; Kom., Fl. URSS 19: 254 (1953), nom. illeg.
= Platynema paniculata (Aiton) Schrad.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Götting. (1835)
= Pulmonaria elegans Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 745 (1819)
= Pulmonaria paniculata Aiton; Hort. Kew. ed. I. 1: 181 (1789)
= Pulmonaria parviflora Schrank; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 9: 103 (1818)
= Pulmonaria pilosa Cham.; Linnaea 4: 449 (1829)
= Pulmonaria pumila Schrank; Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 9: 101 (1818)
variant :
var. alaskana
(Britton) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 48 (1937)
Name: Alaska tall bluebells
Distribution: Alaska; Canada (Northern Territories, Yukon)
70 ASK CDN
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alaskana Britton; Bull. N. York Bot. Gard. 2: 181 (1901)
variant :
var. borealis
(J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 49 (1937)
Name: Northern bluebells
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia); USA (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington State)
71 CDN 73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia pratensis var. borealis J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 8 (1916)
species :
Mertensia parvifolia
(L.O.Williams) Nazaire & L.Hufford; Syst. Bot. 39(1): 299 (2014)
Distribution: USA (Colorado)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia viridis var. parvifolia L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 115 (1937)
species :
Mertensia platyphylla
A.Heller; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 548 (1899)
Name: Broadleaf bluebells
Distribution: USA (Washington State)
73 USA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia paniculata var. platyphylla (A.Heller) G.N.Jones; Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 5: 220 (1936)
species :
Mertensia pratensis
A.Heller; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 550 (1899)
Distribution: USA (Utah, New Mexico)
76 USA 77 USA
species :
Mertensia pterocarpa
(Turcz.) Tatew. & Ohwi; Acta Phytotax. & Geobot. 2: 25 (1933)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Kuril Isl.); Japan (Hokkaido)
31 RFE 38 JAP
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia pterocarpa f. yoshimurae T.Fukuda & Hideki Takah.; J. Jap. Bot. 77: 168 (2002)
= Mertensia pterocarpa var. yezoensis Tatew. & Ohwi; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 2: 106 (1933)
= Steenhammera pterocarpa Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 245 (1840)
species :
Mertensia rivularis
(Turcz.) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 90 (1846)
Distribution: Siberia (Yakutia); Russian Far East (Amur, Khabarovsk)
30 SIB 31 RFE
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes rivulare (Turcz.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum rivulare Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 74 (1840)
= Mertensia nivalis Kom.; Fl. Kamtschatka 3: 54 (1930) non Rydb.
= Steenhammera rivularis (Turcz.) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 248 (1840)
species :
Mertensia serrulata
(Turcz.) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 89 (1846)
Distribution: Siberia (Buryatia)
30 SIB
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes serrulatum (Turcz.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Steenhammera serrulata Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 14: 246 (1840)
species :
Mertensia sibirica
(L.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837)
Distribution: Slovakia [I]; Siberia (Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yakutia); China (Shanxi)
11 slo 30 SIB 36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia bracteata (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 25 (1822)
= Casselia denticulata (Lehm.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 23 (1822)
= Casselia sibirica (L.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 23 (1822)
= Cerinthodes sibiricum (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum denticulatum Lehm.; Asperif. 2: 249 (1818)
= Lithospermum sibiricum (L.) Lehm.; Asperif. 293 (1818)
= Mertensia bracteata (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kamelin; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 94(10): 1565 (2009)
= Mertensia denticulata (Lehm.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837)
= Mertensia denticulata (Lehm.) Piper; Piper & Beattie, Fl. N. W. Coast, 301 (1915), isonym
= Mertensia jenissejensis Popov; Not. Syst. Herb. Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. UR. SS 15: 256 (1953), in clavi, et Spisok Rast. Herb. Fl. URSS 12: 40 (1953)
= Mertensia sibirica var. jenisseensis (Popov) O.D.Nikif.; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 106(3): 295 (2021)
= Mertensia sibirica var. jenissejensis (Popov) Polozhij
= Mertensia symphytoides Greene; Pl. Baker. 3: 20 (1901)
= Pneumaria sibirica (L.) Hill; Veg. Syst. 7: 40 (1764)
= Pulmonaria bracteata Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 4: 747 (1819)
= Pulmonaria denticulata (Lehm.) Roem. & Schult.; Syst. 4: 746 (1819)
= Pulmonaria sibirica L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 135 (1753)
= Steenhammera sibirica (L.) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 247 (1840)
variant :
var. drummondii
(Lehm.) A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 10: 53 (1874)
Name: Drummond´s bluebells
Distribution: Alaska; Canada (Northern Territories)
70 ASK CDN
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Lithospermum drummondii Lehm.; Nov. Stirp. Pug. [Lehm.] 2: 26 (1830)
= Mertensia drummondii (Lehm.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 319 (1837)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. drummondii (Lehm.) B.Boivin; Phytologia 23(1): 136 (1972)
species :
Mertensia simplicissima
(Ledeb.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837)
Distribution: Russian Far East (Kamchatka, Kuril Isl., Sakhalin); North Korea; South Korea; Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu); Aleutes
31 RFE 38 JAP KOR NKO 70 ASK
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia simplicissima (Ledeb.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 24 (1822)
= Cerinthodes simplicissimum (Ledeb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum simplicissimum (Ledeb.) Lehm.; Asperif. 295 (1818)
= Mertensia asiatica (H.Takeda) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 53 (1916)
= Mertensia maritima f. albiflora H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 177 (1948), nom. illeg.
= Mertensia maritima subsp. asiatica H.Takeda; J. Bot. 49: 222 (1911)
= Mertensia maritima var. asiatica (H.Takeda) S.L.Welsh; Great Basin Naturalist 28: 147 (1968)
= Mertensia simplicissima (Ledeb.) D.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 319 (1837)
= Pulmonaria simplicissima Ledeb.; Mem. Acad. Petersb. 5: 518 (1812)
species :
Mertensia sinica
Kamelin; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 94(10): 1560 (2009)
Distribution: China (Xinjiang)
36 CHI
species :
Mertensia stylosa
(Fisch.) DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 10: 91 (1846)
Distribution: Siberia (Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva); Kazakhstan; Mongolia
30 SIB 32 KAZ 37 MON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes stylosum (Fisch.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Lithospermum stylosum Fisch. ex Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 249 (1840), nom. inval.
= Mertensia stylosa var. angustifolia Malyschev; Vysokogom. Fl. Vost. Sayan: 204 (1965)
= Pulmonaria stylosa Fisch.; Mem. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 3: 62 (1812)
= Steenhammera stylosa (Fisch.) Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 248 (1840)
species :
Mertensia subcordata
Greene; Pittonia 4: 89 (1901)
Name: Broadleaf bluebells
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Washington State)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia paniculata var. subcordata (Greene) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 7 (1916)
= Mertensia platyphylla var. subcordata (Greene) L.O.Williams; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 60 (1937)
species :
Mertensia tarbagataica
B.Fedtsch.; Rastit. Turkest. 666 (1915) (nomen), et Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 15: 402 (1915)
Distribution: Kazakhstan; China (NW-Xinjiang); Mongolia
32 KAZ 36 CHI 37 MON
species :
Mertensia tweedyi
Rydb.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 336 (1900)
Name: Alpine bluebells
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
73 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cerinthodes alpinum (Torr.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Mertensia alpina (Torr.) G.Don; Gen. Syst. 4: 372 (1837)
= Mertensia brevistyla var. obtusiloba (Rydb.) A.Nelson; Coult. & Nels., Man. Bot. Rocky Mt., ed. 2: 421 (1909)
= Mertensia obtusiloba Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 32 (1901)
= Pulmonaria alpina Torr.; Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 224 (1827), nom. illeg.
species :
Mertensia umbratilis
Greenm.; Erythea, 118 (1899)
Name: Shade bluebells
Distribution: USA (Oregon, Washington State)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia ambigua Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 477 (1906)
= Mertensia arizonica var. leonardii (Rydb.) I.M.Johnst.; Contr. Arnold Arbor. 3: 83 (1932)
= Mertensia arizonica var. umbratilis (Greenm.) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 9 (1916)
= Mertensia infirma Piper; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 476 (1906)
= Mertensia leonardii Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 680 (1909)
= Mertensia sampsonii Tidestr.; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26: 122 (1913)
species :
Mertensia virginica
(L.) Pers. ex Link; Handb. 1: 580 (1829)
Name: Virginia bluebells
Distribution: Canada (Ontario, Québec); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia)
72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Casselia virginica (L.) Dumort.; Comm. Bot. 24 (1822)
= Cerinthodes virginicum (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891)
= Hippoglossum virginicum (L.) Lilja; Linnaea 17: 111 (1843)
= Lithospermum pulchrum Lehm.; Asperif. 290 (1818)
= Lithospermum virginicum (L.) Billb.; Linneska Samfund. 1: 16 (1832 publ. 1833)
= Mertensia pulmonarioides Roth; Catalect. 1: 34 (1797)
= Mertensia virginica f. alba Allard; Castanea 16: 112 (1951)
= Mertensia virginica f. berdi Moldenke; Phytologia 3: 420 (1951)
= Mertensia virginica f. rosea Steyerm.; Rhodora 62: 131 (1960)
= Pneumaria virginica (L.) Hill; Veg. Syst. 7: 40 (1764)
= Pulmonaria glabra Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 282 (1812), nom. superfl.
= Pulmonaria tenella Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 113 (1796), nom. superfl.
= Pulmonaria virginica L.; Sp. Pl. 135 (1753)
= Steenhammera virginica (L.) Kostel.; Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 3: 838 (1834)
species :
Mertensia viridis
(A.Nelson) A.Nelson; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26: 244 (1899)
Distribution: USA (Colorado, Wyoming)
73 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Mertensia alpina var. perplexa (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr.; Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 20 (1916)
= Mertensia lanceolata var. viridis A.Nelson; Wyoming Agric. Exp. Sta. Bull. 28: 158 (1896)
= Mertensia parryi Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 639 (1904)
= Mertensia perplexa Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 639 (1904)
= Mertensia viridula Rydb.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 31: 639 (1904)
