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Mertensia brachycalyx

Piper

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1115726
Element CodePDBOR0N0R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusMertensia
Concept Reference
Giblin, D.E., B.S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R.G. Olmstead, eds. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, an illustrated manual, second edition, C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist. University of Washington Press, Seattle. 882 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mertensia brachycalyx is not mentioned by Kartesz (1994, 1999). M. brachycalyx was included in M. paniculata var. borealis by Williams (1937). Mertensia brachycalyx is resurrected as a distinct species by Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Giblin et al. 2018).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
References (4)
  1. Giblin, D.E., B.S. Legler, P.F. Zika, and R.G. Olmstead, eds. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, an illustrated manual, second edition, C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist. University of Washington Press, Seattle. 882 pp.
  2. NatureServe. Unpublished. Concept reference for taxa for which no reference which describes the circumscription has been recorded; to be used as a placeholder until such a citation is identified.
  3. Piper, C. V. 1906. Flora of the State of Washington. In Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, Volume XI. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC.
  4. Williams, L. O. 1937. A monograph of the genus <i>Mertensia </i>in North America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 14:17-159.