Status: Native
Synonyms:
Mertensia alba Rydberg
Mertensia grandis Wooton & Standley
Mertensia pratensis Heller
Mertensia franciscana is an upper elevation species with an unmistakeable flower that is pink when
immature, then turns blue-purple. The leaves are ovate.
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Mertensia franciscana, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone Trailhead, Aug. 4, 2007
Mertensia franciscana, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Redstone Trailhead, Aug. 4, 2007
Mertensia franciscana, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 15, 2008
Mertensia franciscana, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, & Carey Anne Lafferty, Black Range, McKnight Cabin, Oct. 4, 2008
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