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Mertensia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names oblongleaf bluebells and sagebrush bluebells. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including meadows and sagebrush. It is a perennial herb producing an many erect stems from a thick, branching caudex, approaching 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are oval to lance-shaped, located all along the stem. The flower cluster is a dense, sometimes crowded cluster of hanging blue tubular flowers with expanded, bell-like mouths. The flower measures 1 to 2 centimeters long.
Perennial herb
1 ft Tall
Blue
Full Sun
Open slopes, spring-moist meadows
Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 6 likely
Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma citrata
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Wild Forget-Me-Not Moth
Gnophaela latipennis