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Mertensia brevistyla

S. Wats.

Short-style Bluebells

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 32 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157754
Element CodePDBOR0N050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
Other Common Names
shortstyle bluebells (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, 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
Review Date1993-06-28
Change Date1993-06-28
Edition Date1993-06-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Range Extent Comments
UT (Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties), WY and w.CO to ID and NV.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sagebrush, mountain brush, aspen, and spruce-fir communities at 2000-3320 m. in NV.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS4Yes
NevadaS2Yes
WyomingS2Yes
IdahoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (32)
Utah (30)
AreaForestAcres
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418001Uinta National Forest5,697
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
418003Uinta National Forest10,912
418012Uinta National Forest25,758
418013Uinta National Forest14,643
418014Uinta National Forest9,683
418015Uinta National Forest17,289
418016Uinta National Forest35,240
418021Uinta National Forest6,255
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Clarkston Mtn.Caribou National Forest7,099
Dairy ForkManti-Lasal National Forest30,222
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Middle FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,296
Mt. AireWasatch-Cache National Forest9,681
Mt. OlympusWasatch-Cache National Forest9,982
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (4)
  1. Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  3. Kartesz, 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.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.