Bluebells abound

Mertensia lanceolata, June 23, 2020

Mertensia lanceolata, June 23, 2020

Common & scientific name

Alpine bluebells, Mertensia lanceolata

Family
Borage, Boraginaceae

Location
Summit, 12,100’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
These are not the bluebells of Scottish fame (those are harebells, in their own Bellflower family), but our Mertensias grace our slopes from the valley floor in spring (M. fusiformis) to the alpine (here) and at all elevations near water in their largest form (M. ciliata).

M. lanceolata, June 23, 2020

M. lanceolata, June 23, 2020