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Mertensia

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Noun1.Mertensia - a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnelsMertensia - a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels
genus Mertensia
plant genus - a genus of plants
borage family, Boraginaceae, family Boraginaceae - a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
Mertensia virginica, Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip - smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
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The Mertensia jellyfish has never before been observed in the Baltic Sea, but since it is very well-spread Arctic species, it has probably been here for a while," she said.
Marine biologists perplexed by jellyfish in Baltic Sea by AFP / AFP Global Edition
has monitored bees crawling over Mertensia paniculata bluebells.
Isn't It a Bloomin' Crime? by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News
In mid-April, an area between the secondary trail and the cypress swamp supports a large number of Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells).
An inventory of the herbaceous plants of the twin swamps nature ... by Gordon Scott, A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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