The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Boraginaceae
Genus:
Mertensia Roth Roth
Species:
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
Species Common Name:
Bluebell
Habitat:
Moist woods; bottomlands
Abundance and Distribution:
Frequent to infrequent eastern half; rare western half
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Oak-Hickory Forest Region
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e3930