Mertensia longiflora Greene belongs to the Boraginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Mertensia, Davidson, C 12174--ID. Valley Co. Upper Payette Lake Campground trail. 9 Jun 2013. DSC06293 (27).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Mertensia
Specific Epithet
longiflora
Authorship
Greene
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#117,599 of 335,497
Top 36%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Notes
Early spring perennial, c. 10 cm.
Location
United States, Idaho, Elmore
43.547472, -115.785944
Location Remarks
Black's Creek Road, 15.7 mi SW of Prairie
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Adams
45.189778, -116.304556
Location Remarks
Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.
Collectors
