Mertensia virginica
A species in the Boraginaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Boraginales
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Mertensia
- Species
- Mertensia virginica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1829
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mertensia virginica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Casselia virginicaName author: (L.) Dumort.
- Cerinthodes virginicaName author: Kuntze
- Hippoglossum virginicumName author: (L.) Lilja
- Lithospermum pulchrumName author: Lehm.
- Lithospermum virginicumName author: Billb.
- Mertensia pulmonarioidesName author: Roth
- Mertensia virginica f. berdiName author: Moldenke
- Mertensia virginica f. roseaName author: Steyerm.
- Pneumaria virginicaName author: Hill
- Pulmonaria virginicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Steenhammera virginicaName author: (L.) Turcz.
- Steenhammera virginicaName author: Kostel.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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