Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers.
Virginia Bluebells; Virginia Cowslip
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FAC+ (NWPL)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
BORAGINALES
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. - Virginia Bluebells; Virginia Cowslip
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53335209>Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon ex Link, Handbuch 1: 580. 1829.</a>
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358154>Pulmonaria virginica L. 1753.</a>
<a href=https://linnean-online.org/2092>Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 184.5). Lectotypified by Williams in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24 : 74. 1937.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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Plant Photos
Mertensia virginica - Jerry Green
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