Scientific or common name:

Mertensia alaskana Britton

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BORAGINACEAE - Borage family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Mertensia alaskana Britton
Nomencl. ref.: Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2: 181. 1901
Rank: species
See: ► Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. alaskana (Britton) L.O. Williams

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Common names

U.S. name: Alaska tall bluebells

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Grown habit: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. alaskana (Britton) L.O. Williams

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia
Species:

1) Mertensia alaskana Britton 2) Mertensia alpina (Torr.) G. Don 3) Mertensia arizonica Greene 4) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. grahamii L.O. Williams 5) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. leonardii (Rydb.) I.M. Johnst. 6) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. subnuda (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams 7) Mertensia bakeri Greene 8) Mertensia bakeri Greene var. osterhoutii L.O. Williams 9) Mertensia bella Piper 10) Mertensia brevistyla S. Watson 11) Mertensia campanulata A. Nelson 12) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don 13) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don var. ciliata 14) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don var. latiloba L.O. Williams 15) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don var. stomatechoides (Kellogg) Jeps. 16) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don var. subpubescens (Rydb.) J.F. Macbr. & Payson 17) Mertensia cusickii Piper 18) Mertensia drummondii (Lehm.) G. Don 19) Mertensia eastwoodiae J.F. Macbr. 20) Mertensia franciscana A. Heller 21) Mertensia fusiformis Greene 22) Mertensia humilis Rydb. 23) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. 24) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. brachyloba (Greene) A. Nelson 25) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. coriacea (A. Nelson) Higgins & S.L. Welsh 26) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. fendleri (A. Gray) A. Gray 27) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. lanceolata 28) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. nivalis (S. Watson) Higgins 29) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. pubens (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams 30) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. secundorum Cockerell 31) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. viridis A. Nelson 32) Mertensia linearis Greene 33) Mertensia longiflora Greene 34) Mertensia macdougalii A. Heller 35) Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray 36) Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray ssp. asiatica Takeda 37) Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray var. asiatica (Takeda) S.L. Welsh 38) Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray var. maritima 39) Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don 40) Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. amoena (A. Nelson) L.O. Williams 41) Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. nevadensis (A. Nelson) L.O. Williams 42) Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. oblongifolia 43) Mertensia oreophila L.O. Williams 44) Mertensia palmeri A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. 45) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don 46) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don ssp. eastwoodiae (J.F. Macbr.) S.L. Welsh 47) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. alaskana (Britton) L.O. Williams 48) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. borealis (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams 49) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. eastwoodiae (J.F. Macbr.) Hultén 50) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. nivalis S. Watson 51) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. paniculata 52) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don var. subcordata (Greene) J.F. Macbr. 53) Mertensia perplexa Rydb. 54) Mertensia pilosa (Cham.) DC. 55) Mertensia platyphylla A. Heller 56) Mertensia platyphylla A. Heller var. platyphylla 57) Mertensia platyphylla A. Heller var. subcordata (Greene) L.O. Williams 58) Mertensia toiyabensis J.F. Macbr. 59) Mertensia umbratilis Greenm. 60) Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link 61) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson 62) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. caelestina (A. Nelson & Cockerell) L.O. Williams 63) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. cana (Rydb.) L.O. Williams 64) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. cynoglossoides (Greene) J.F. Macbr. 65) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. dilata (A. Nelson) L.O. Williams 66) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. parvifolia L.O. Williams

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK), CAN (NT, YT)


Map for Mertensia alaskana Britton
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Boraginaceae)
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1) Alkanna 2) Allocarya (popcornflower) 3) Amsinckia (fiddleneck) 4) Anchusa (bugloss) 5) Antiphytum (saucerflower) 6) Argusia (sea rosemary) 7) Asperugo (German-madwort) 8) Batschia (stoneseed) 9) Benthamia (fiddleneck) 10) Borago (borage) 11) Bothriospermum 12) Bourreria (strongbark) 13) Brunnera 14) Buglossoides 15) Buglossum (bugloss) 16) Carmona (scorpionbush) 17) Caryolophora (pentaglottis) 18) Cerdana (cordia) 19) Cerinthe (honeywort) 20) Cochranea (heliotrope) 21) Coldenia (crinklemat) 22) Cordia 23) Cryptantha 24) Cynoglossum 25) Dasynotus (whitethroat) 26) Echidiocarya (popcornflower) 27) Echium 28) Eddya (crinklemat) 29) Ehretia 30) Eremocarya (cryptantha) 31) Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not) 32) Euploca (heliotrope) 33) Greeneocharis (cryptantha) 34) Hackelia (stickseed) 35) Harpagonella (grapplinghook) 36) Heliotropium (heliotrope) 37) Krynitzkia (cryptantha) 38) Lappula (stickseed) 39) Lindelofia 40) Lithococca (heliotrope) 41) Lithospermum (stoneseed) 42) Lycopsis (bugloss) 43) Macromeria (giant-trumpets) 44) Mallotonia (sea rosemary) 45) Mertensia (bluebells) 46) Messerschmidia (sea rosemary) 47) Myosotidium (giant forget-me-not) 48) Myosotis (forget-me-not) 49) Myriopus (soldierbush) 50) Nonea (monkswort) 51) Omphalodes (navelwort) 52) Onosma 53) Onosmodium (marbleseed) 54) Oreocarya (cryptantha) 55) Pectocarya (combseed) 56) Pentaglottis 57) Phacelia 58) Plagiobothrys (popcornflower) 59) Pneumaria (bluebells) 60) Ptilocalyx (crinklemat) 61) Pulmonaria (lungwort) 62) Rochefortia 63) Schobera (heliotrope) 64) Sebesten (cordia) 65) Symphytum (comfrey) 66) Tiaridium (heliotrope) 67) Tiquilia (crinklemat) 68) Tiquiliopsis (crinklemat) 69) Tournefortia (soldierbush) 70) Varronia (cordia) 71) Wigandia

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Common names (Mertensia)
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1) Alaska tall bluebells (Mertensia paniculata var. alaskana) 2) Alpine bluebells (Mertensia alpina) 3) Aspen bluebells (Mertensia arizonica) 4) Beautiful bluebells (Mertensia bella) 5) Broadleaf bluebells (Mertensia platyphylla) 6) Drummond's bluebells (Mertensia drummondii) 7) Eastwood's bluebells (Mertensia paniculata var. eastwoodiae) 8) Franciscan bluebells (Mertensia franciscana) 9) Idaho bluebells (Mertensia campanulata) 10) Macdougal's bluebells (Mertensia macdougalii) 11) Northern bluebells (Mertensia paniculata var. borealis) 12) Oblongleaf bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia) 13) Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima) 14) Prairie bluebells (Mertensia lanceolata) 15) Rocky Mountain bluebells (Mertensia humilis) 16) Shade bluebells (Mertensia umbratilis) 17) Shortstyle bluebells (Mertensia brevistyla) 18) Small bluebells (Mertensia longiflora) 19) Tall bluebells (Mertensia paniculata) 20) Tall fringed bluebells (Mertensia ciliata) 21) Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

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More species:
1) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. grahamii L.O. Williams [146]
2) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. leonardii (Rydb.) I.M. Johnst. [152]
3) Mertensia arizonica Greene var. subnuda (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams [167]
4) Mertensia bakeri Greene var. osterhoutii L.O. Williams [166]
5) Mertensia ciliata (James ex Torr.) G. Don var. latiloba L.O. Williams [92]
6) Mertensia eastwoodiae J.F. Macbr. [141]
7) Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. var. pubens (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams [130]
8) Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray var. maritima [331]
9) Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don ssp. eastwoodiae (J.F. Macbr.) S.L. Welsh [143]
10) Mertensia viridis (A. Nelson) A. Nelson var. cana (Rydb.) L.O. Williams [140]

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