XMertensia ciliata - Tall Fringed BluebellsX
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Tall Fringed Bluebells -or- Languid Lady -or- Mountain Bluebell (Mertensia ciliata), family Boraginaceae (Borage)
Per the website Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: ' Mertensias are also called Lungworts, after a European species with spotted leaves which was believed to be a remedy for lung disease. Similar species differ in the proportions of the corolla.'. End quote. This perennial herb is one of 18 species in the genus Mertensia. A number of uses by native american indians from the Cheyenne tribe are recorded including: 'Infusion of plant used to increase milk flow of mothers; Infusion of powdered roots taken for itching from smallpox; Infusion of leaves used for measles and smallpox.
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Plant location: Yellowstone National Park on August 28, 2009 at an elevation of 8860'. GPS coordinates: N44?47.468 W110?26.819. It is native to the western United States, where it often grows in moist habitat, such as subalpine meadows and creeksides. This species if found in the following United States: AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WY.Plant -
Bloom period: June to August.Foliage -
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