Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
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- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Botanical Name
- Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
- Common Name
- Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
- Comments
- Although the flowers are usually light blue, persistently pink or white-flowered forms occur frequently.
- Habitat
- Rich soils of well-drained floodplain forests, low-elevation cove forests, and mesic slope forests. Locally common throughout the mountains (lower elevations only) and the Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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