Mertenisa fusiformis, April 27, 2021
Common & scientific name
Spring bluebells, Mertensia fusiformis
Family
Forget-me-not, Boraginaceae
Location
Difficult Trail 8,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This charming genus starts small in the spring at lower elevations with Mertensia fusiformis (pictured), shows up similarly small in the alpine in late June as M. lanceolate/virides, and goes big (like 6-feet big) in mid-summer as Mertensia ciliata.
White version, Difficult, May 14, 2021