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Mertensia ovata

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Ovate Bluebell

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1322506
Element CodePDBOR0N130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
Concept Reference
Nazaire, M., and L. Hufford. 2014. Phylogenetic Systematics of the Genus Mertensia (Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 268-303.
Taxonomic Comments
Phylogenetic results of Nazaire and Hufford (2014) recover Mertensia ovata as species, distinct from M. viridis, which includes the taxon Williams (1937) treated as M. viridis var. caelestina as M. ovata var. caelestina. Kartesz (1994) included M. viridis var. caelestina in the synonymy of M. lanceolata var. nivalis.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoSUYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
New Mexico (5)
AreaForestAcres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. Nazaire, M., and L. Hufford. 2014. Phylogenetic Systematics of the Genus <i>Mertensia </i>(Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany 39(1): 268-303.
  3. Williams, L. O. 1937. A monograph of the genus <i>Mertensia </i>in North America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 14:17-159.