Mertensia oblongifolia is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names oblongleaf bluebells and sagebrush bluebells.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Sagebrush bluebell being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Mertensia longiflora
- Mertensia lanceolata
- Mertensia macdougalii
- Mertensia arizonica
- Mertensia ciliata
- Mertensia brevistyla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Mertensia
- Species
- Mertensia oblongifolia
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo