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Bluebell, low
(mertensia oblongifolia)
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Form:
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2-8 inches tall. A short stem with top-heavy flower cluster.
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Leaves:
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Basal leaves ovate to heart shaped; stem leaves abundant,
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alternate, lance shaped, up to 6 inches long, becoming progressively
smaller higher on the stem.
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Flowers:
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Blue to lavender, about 1/2 inch long, bell shaped and pendant;
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petals fused into tube, the terminal part enlarged with five short lobes, longer than the narrow base of tube.
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Habitat:
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Open forests and mountain ridges, sagebrush steppe
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Season:
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Spring (April-June)
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