Mertensia paniculata

Mertensia paniculata
Mertensia paniculata (upper Matanuska River Valley, Alaska)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia
Species:
M. paniculata
Binomial name
Mertensia paniculata
(Aiton) G. Don, 1837
Synonyms
  • Casselia paniculata (Aiton) Dumort.
  • Cerinthodes paniculatum (Aiton) Kuntze
  • Lithospermum paniculatum (Aiton) Lehm.
  • Platynema paniculata (Aiton) Schrad.
  • Pulmonaria paniculata Aiton

Mertensia paniculata, also known as the tall lungwort, tall bluebells, or northern bluebells, is an herb or dwarf shrub with drooping, bright-blue, bell-shaped flowers. It is native to northwestern North America and the Great Lakes.

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