Rocky Mountain Bluebells (Mertensia humilis)
Description
Perennial plants, 4-20 cm. tall, with blue flowers. Basal leaves are ovate to oblong-lanceolate, and petioled; cauline leaves are oblong-lanceolate, and sessile, or nearly so. Leaves are glabrous (or mostly glabrous), pustulose (but not supporting hairs), and rather thick. Inflorescence is congested with flowers 2-6 mm long (Harrington 1954, Ackerfield 2011).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Boraginales
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Family: Boraginaceae
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Genus: Mertensia
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