Small bluebells

Mertensia longiflora

''Mertensia longiflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names small bluebells and long bluebells.
Trumpet Bluebells  Geotagged,Mertensia longiflora,Spring,United States

Appearance

It is a perennial herb producing an erect stem from a branching caudex, approaching 40 centimeters in maximum height. There are a few oval to lance-shaped leaves.

The inflorescence is a dense, often crowded cluster of hanging tubular flowers with expanded, bell-like mouths. They are generally bright blue, but may be lavender to pinkish to nearly white, and measure up to 2.5 centimeters long.
Small Bluebells  Geotagged,Mertensia longiflora,Spring,United States

Distribution

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Montana, where it grows in several types of habitat.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
SpeciesM. longiflora