Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon ex Link. Virginia Bluebells, Virginia Cowslip. Phen: Mar-May. Hab: Nutrient-rich, moist, alluvial soils of floodplain forests and thickets, also on rich slopes or bluffs over calcareous rocks. Dist: NY west to WI, and IA, south to n. NC, nw. GA, AL, and n. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Pringle (2004) discussed the nomenclatural reasons for retaining the name M. virginica.
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Al-Shehbaz (1991); = Mertensia pulmonarioides Roth
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily: 3
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