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sagebrush bluebell

Mertensia oblongifolia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Idaho.January 36, February 33, March 47, April 104, May 131, June 111, July 87, August 67, September 53, October 39, November 31, December 31.
United States2,064
Idaho749
Utah434
Wyoming334
California216
Nevada206
Oregon140
Washington122
Colorado75
South Dakota11

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderborages · Boraginales
Familyborage family · Boraginaceae
GenusBluebells · Mertensia

Sources

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Practise sagebrush bluebell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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