Tall Bluebells
Mertensia paniculata var. borealis
The photo above shows the tubular flowers of
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.
The photo above shows
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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