Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G.Don is a plant in the Boraginaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G.Don
Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb with blue bell-shaped flowers that grows up to 40 cm tall.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial herb that grows multiple erect stems from a thick, branching caudex, and reaches a maximum height of nearly 40 centimeters. Its leaves, which range from oval to lance-shaped, grow all along the length of the stems. Its inflorescence is a dense, sometimes crowded cluster of hanging blue tubular flowers that have expanded, bell-shaped openings. Each flower is between 1 and 2 centimeters long.
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