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Mertensia viridis (A.Nelson) A.Nelson

Protologue Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26(5): 244. 1899 [15 May 1899]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (23).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (15).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (22).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (17).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (16).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (20).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (12).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (13).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (24).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (25).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (14).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (29).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (27).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (28).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (26).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (30).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (21).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (19).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (18).JPG

Mertensia viridis, Davidson, C 12192--ID. Boise Co. Scott Mtn. Lookout Road. 18 Jun 2013. DSC06609 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Colorado, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. 12192

June 18, 2013

Location

United States, Idaho, Boise (Lowman)

44.083139, -115.754194

Location Remarks

Ca. 4.2 km N of Banks-Lowman Rd (Hwy 17) on Scott Mtn Lookout Rd. (FSR 555BC). Elev. 1170 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Mertensia

Specific Epithet

viridis

Authorship

(A.Nelson) A.Nelson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#285,965 of 335,497

Top 86%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →