Mertensia
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Mertensia
Mertensia echioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: incertae sedis Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Mertensia
Species
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Mertensia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Boraginaceae. There are about 40 species in the genus. This is one of several different plants that are commonly called Bluebell.

Species

About 40 species, including:

• Mertensia arizonica: Aspen Bluebells[1]
  
• Mertensia bella
• Mertensia ciliata: Mountain Bell
• Mertensia drummondii: Drummond's Bluebell
• Mertensia lanceolata: Prairie bluebell
• Mertensia longiflora: Longflower Bluebell
• Mertensia maritima: Oyster Plant, Oysterleaf, or Sea Bluebell
• Mertensia oblongifolia
• Mertensia paniculata: Tall Bluebell or Northern Bluebell
• Mertensia virginica: Virginia Bluebell

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