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Mertensia virginica (L. ) Pers. ex Link Virginia bluebells

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Higher taxa:  Life   Plantae   Dicotyledoneae   Boraginaceae   Mertensia   Global map IDnature guides: Dicotyledoneae, Plants_Chicago, POPA_USGA, Wildflowers Missouri Botanical Garden We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. Plants Database, United States Department of Agriculture CalPhotos

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© Constanza Ehrenhaus, 2007 Mertensia virginica	© Constanza Ehrenhaus, 2007 Mertensia virginica
© Constanza Ehrenhaus, 2007 Mertensia virginica	© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Mertensia virginica, leaf and flower
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Mertensia virginica
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Leaf	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Stem
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Mertensia virginica, Whole plant

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Virginia bluebells         Symbol:   MEVI3   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Boraginaceae   Duration:   Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species . Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute . Usage Requirements .   More Information: Characteristics Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Mertensia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Distribution: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , DC , DE , GA , IA, IL , IN , KS, KY , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC, NJ , NY , OH , PA , SC, TN , VA , WI , WV ), CAN (ON, QC)   Related Taxa: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link View 42 genera in Boraginaceae , 18 species in Mertensia   Classification: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Lamiales Family Boraginaceae – Borage family Genus Mertensia Roth – bluebells Species Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link – Virginia bluebells   Threatened and Endangered Information: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. Michigan : Virginia bluebells              Threatened New York : Virginia bluebells              Exploitably Vulnerable   Wetland Indicator Status: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FAC+,FACW FACW FAC+ FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31673. View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network. View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 05:03 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 8 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Mertensia virginica%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebell ID: 0000 0000 1102 0265 [detail] © 2002 John White Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 1102 0270 [detail] © 2002 John White Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 1102 0273 [detail] © 2002 John White Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 0405 1735 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 0405 1776 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 0405 1777 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells ID: 0000 0000 0405 1778 [detail] © 2005 Lisa Powers Mertensia virginica ID: 0000 0000 0409 1691 [detail] © 2009 Jason E. Willand Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley