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

Northern Bluebells, Panicled Lungwort, Tall Bluebells, Tall Lungwort

Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata

Synonyms: Mertensia palmeri, Mertensia pilosa

Panicled Lungwort, Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata (Synonyms: Mertensia palmeri, Mertensia pilosa)

Panicled bluebells observed along the Little Naches River Road, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest......June 9, 2019. Note the spreading hairs on the pedicels and leaf margins which help distinguish this taxon from var. borealis.

Paul Slichter