Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160525
Element CodePDBOR0N0D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
Other Common NamesMertensie à fleurs longues (FR) Small Bluebells (EN) small bluebells (EN) Trumpet Bluebells (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-12-09
Change Date2019-12-09
Edition Date2019-12-09
Edition AuthorsTreher (2019)
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank ReasonsMertensia longiflora is a vernal herb of mountains and valleys that occurs from British Columbia south to northern California and east to Montana and Idaho. It is especially well documented in Washington state. There are no major declines reported or significant rangewide threats.
Range Extent CommentsMertensia longiflora occurs in Alberta and British Columbia in Canada and California, Idaho, western Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the western U.S.A.
Occurrences CommentsThis species is rare in northern California where there are eleven occurrences. There are hundreds of potential occurrences in Washington suggested by herbaria records (CPNWH 2019).
Threat Impact CommentsIn California this species is threatened by grazing. Threats throughout the rest of the species range are unknown.