[Bluebells and Lungworts: The Genus Mertensia in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells

Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Inflorescence of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis - Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Tall bluebells as seen along the River Route Road at its crossing of Trout Creek on the east side of the Klickitat River.............May 26, 2008. The flaring corolla limb of this species is about 1.2-1.6 times longer than the narrower corolla tube.

Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis - Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Tall bluebells as seen along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness..........June 23, 2018.

Nutlets of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

The photo above shows the pear-shaped nutlets at the base of the style of tall bluebells as seen along the Stagman Ridge Trail on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 27, 2006.

Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis - Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis - Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

Tall bluebells blooming around the northern periphery of Tombstone Meadows, near Tombstone Pass, Willamette National Forest......July 17, 2023.

Flower of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

The photo above shows the long tubular corolla of tall bluebells as seen along the Stagman Ridge Trail on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 27, 2006.

Stem leaf of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

A stem leaf of tall bluebells as seen along the Stagman Ridge Trail on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 27, 2006. Note the prominent lateral veins in the leaf blade.

Lower stem leaf of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

The photo above shows a photo of a lower stem leaf of tall bluebells as seen near Bench Lake on Yakama Nation lands at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 1, 2005. Note the petiole at the base of the rounded leaf blade. The upper surface of the leaf blades of variety borealis is glabrous.

Upper stem leaves of Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort, Tall Mt. Mertensia, Northern Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

The photo above shows a close-up of the terminal pair of leaves and spent flowers of tall bluebells as seen along the Island Springs Trail #66 at its crossing of Hellroaring Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams...........August 25, 2005. Note the rounded base to the leaf blades and slightly ciliate leaf margins.

Paul Slichter