Native to California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

C. Davidson 14112

May 1, 2021

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

Notes

Sandy roadside opening in mixed conifer forest, mostly ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and with Artemisia.

C. Davidson 13541

June 1, 2021

Location

United States, Idaho, Blaine (Bellevue)

43.34475, -114.382972

Location Remarks

Rock Creek Ranch, a Nature Conservancy reserve. Main access road ca. 1 km north of Hwy 20. 1494 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer

Notes

Intermountain steppe with Purshia, Artemisia, Eriogonum spp., Balsamorhiza spp. N slope.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Mertensia

Specific Epithet

oblongifolia

Authorship

(Nutt.) G.Don

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

0.2

Global rank

#185,726 of 335,497

Top 56%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Mertensia foliosa A.Nelson

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy