Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Virginia bluebells (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Mertensia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.7m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-5
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidote (root), Venereal Aid (root), Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Tuberculosis Remedy (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Mertensia virginica leaf picture by Vincent VanDeventer (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia virginica leaf picture by claymond (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia virginica leaf picture by Anthony Godoy (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mertensia virginica flower picture by Lorri Yurick (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia virginica flower picture by K O (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia virginica flower picture by K O (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mertensia virginica world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118695-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215084
COL ID 3ZWWW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mertensia virginica f. rosea Mertensia pulmonarioides Lithospermum pulchrum Casselia virginica Cerinthodes virginica Pulmonaria virginica Pneumaria virginica Steenhammera virginica Hippoglossum virginicum Steenhammera virginica Lithospermum virginicum Mertensia virginica f. berdi Mertensia virginica