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Mertensia fendleri

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Fendler's Bluebell

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1322488
Element CodePDBOR0N100
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
Concept Reference
Macbride, J.F. 1916. The true Mertensias of western North America. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 48:1-20.
Taxonomic Comments
Mertensia fendleri (as M. lanceolata var. fendleri) has been included by some treatments (e.g., Kartesz 1994) as indistinct from M. lanceolata var. nivalis.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
New Mexico (11)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
San Pedro ParksSanta Fe National Forest5,824
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
References (3)
  1. Ackerfield, J. 2022. Flora of Colorado. Second Edition. Bot. Misc. 60. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden/Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 861 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Macbride, J.F. 1916. The true <i>Mertensias </i>of western North America. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 48:1-20.