Mertensia virginica

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Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Species Distribution Map
Family:BORAGINACEAE
Species:Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers.
Common Name:Virginia Bluebells; Virginia Cowslip
Habitat:Alluvial forests in areas underlain by limestone.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEVI3
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC+ (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyBORAGINACEAE - Borage family
Genus Mertensia
Species Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. - Virginia Bluebells; Virginia Cowslip

Citation

Citation Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon ex Link, Handbuch 1: 580. 1829.
Basionym: Pulmonaria virginica L. 1753.
Type: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 184.5). Lectotypified by Williams in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24 : 74. 1937.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1954 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0007996 Lawrence 12 Apr 2008 England, J. Kevin
1933		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU143245 Cleburne 18 Apr 1971 Bryant, Susan
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000016774 Jackson 23 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2690		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039493 Lauderdale _ May 1893 Wilson, M.C.
s.n.		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU114932 Etowah 9 Apr 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1165		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00054263 Blount 29 Mar 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1852		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_72784 Jackson 17 Mar 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
HC-58		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
UNA00039499 Winston 08 Apr 1976 Smith, Jerry
50		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU114934 Calhoun 6 Apr 1970 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115003 Jackson 31 Mar 1973 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039501 Winston s.d. Unknown
s.n.		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AMAL00005987 Blount 22 Mar 1977 Keener, Brian R.
58		 AMAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00053736 Blount 22 Mar 1997 Keener, Brian R.
58		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
UWAL0017168 Lawrence 26 Mar 2006 England, J. Kevin
464		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0009844 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6889		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115016 Marshall 10 Apr 1993 Weninegar. Loretta L.
102		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00028727 Colbert 09 Apr 1988 Haynes, Robert R.
9315		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115008 Etowah 18 Mar 1982 Minor, Donna K.
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AMAL00018452 Lauderdale 30 Mar 2010 Holt, Brian D.
276		 AMAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA_ACC_62101 Blount 29 Mar 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1852		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
JSU115010 Calhoun 16 Mar 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
100		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000036597 Madison 27 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6971		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU114935 Cleburne 8 Apr 1971 Banholzer, M.L.
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA_ACC_69696 Limestone 27 Mar 2007 Tucker, T.C.
07-11		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_4009 Winston 9 Apr 1955 Burch, Jack
 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
UWAL0009745 Madison 27 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6971		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115007 Etowah 28 Mar 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039497 Lawrence 26 Apr 1977 Haynes, Robert R.
6147		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU114939 Jackson 26 Mar 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1575		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039503 DeKalb 20 Apr 1963 Wood, Ernest C.
43		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU114940 Lauderdale 1 Apr 1996 Hofmann, Tim L.
00179		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00058741 Etowah 29 Mar 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2495		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_20841 Lauderdale 5 Apr 1970 Black, Bryan W.
 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
ALNHS00004934 Etowah 07 Apr 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3162		 ALNHS
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers.
JSU114936 Calhoun 6 Apr 1970 Borden, Morris
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0002654 Lauderdale 06 Mar 2011 England, J. Kevin
2643		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AMAL00010893 Jackson 23 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2690		 AMAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00064715 Jackson 23 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2690		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU114938 Cherokee 26 Mar 1967 Samford, Sue Tavel
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039505 Madison 06 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
315		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
TROY000016773 Jackson 26 Mar 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1575		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00056469 Tuscaloosa 02 Mar 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1467		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
UWAL0007995 Jackson 23 Mar 2006 Keener, Brian R.
2690		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
SAMF0004424 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6889		 SAMF
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0032360 Franklin 14 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6225		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon ex Link
JSU143247 Cleburne 08 Apr 1971 Clifton, Brent
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000051508 Lawrence 26 Mar 2006 England, J. Kevin
464		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115006 Jackson 4 May 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6070		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00050214 Calhoun 16 Mar 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
100		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115009 Colbert 11 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61468		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA_ACC_35707 Winston 17 Apr 1971 Widder, E.J.
44		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_55031 Franklin 28 Mar 1972 Kral, Robert
45221		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
SAMF0004425 Morgan 31 Mar 1998 Lee, Karen
42		 SAMF
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00065276 Lawrence 09 Apr 2003 England, J. Kevin
382		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_62615 Lauderdale 29 Mar 2003 Hudson, E.K.
15		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
UNA00039491 Morgan 10 Apr 1969 Kral, Robert
34131		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_60377 Tuscaloosa 2 Mar 1997 Schotz, Alfred
1467		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_4011 Lawrence 1 Apr 1956 Davis, Donald E.
 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_26014 Morgan 10 Apr 1969 Kral, Robert
34131		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
JSU115014 Marshall 23 Apr 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3508		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000016772 Etowah 29 Mar 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2495		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU114931 Blount 29 Mar 1999 Keener, Brian R.
1852		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA_ACC_63312 St. Clair 28 Mar 2003 Umphrey, Shane
19		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_12922 Colbert 23 Apr 1966 Burns, Earl R.
 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
JSU144266 Cleburne 08 Apr 1971 Holder, J.A.
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039494 Madison 04 Apr 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
305		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
UWAL0033643 St. Clair 17 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9372		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00017547 Jackson 18 Apr 1971 Kral, Robert
42108		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
UWAL0007993 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5862		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
UWAL0015557 Lawrence 27 Mar 2014 England, J. Kevin
4755		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU143246 Cleburne 08 Apr 1971 Clifton, Brent
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0034499 DeKalb 01 Apr 1995 Kral, Robert
84363		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115015 Marshall 30 Mar 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1246		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000017463 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4133		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115001 Lauderdale 11 Apr 1978 Kral, Robert
61450		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AUA_ACC_62645 Lauderdale 29 Mar 2003 Valente, M.J.
25		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
AUA_ACC_55719 Jackson 18 Apr 1971 Kral, Robert
42108		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
JSU115004 Jackson 10 Mar 1974 Whetstone, R. David
2233		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039502 Winston 08 Apr 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
950		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
TROY000034433 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5862		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0047304 Colbert 22 Mar 2019 Webb, David H.
8651		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115005 Jackson 10 Mar 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
2		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000035991 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6889		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU143248 Cleburne 08 Apr 1971 Draper, P.
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
TROY000051360 St. Clair 17 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9372		 TROY
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU114933 Calhoun 6 Apr 1970 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115017 Morgan 29 Mar 1997 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039500 Cherokee 06 Apr 1954 Leath, Lewis
s.n.		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115002 Jackson 18 Apr 1971 Kral, Robert
42108		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
AMAL00023496 Etowah 07 Apr 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
3162		 AMAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_46950 Lawrence 16 Apr 1978 Lamb, Trip
83		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
UWAL0007994 Etowah 29 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4133		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU115012 Madison 26 Mar 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
141		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00039495 Winston 08 Apr 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6418		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
JSU148039 Lauderdale 24 Apr 1969 Masterson, Brenda
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115011 Limestone 1 Mar 1997 Hofmann, Tim L.
00250		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UNA00045864 St. Clair 30 Mar 1998 Keener, Brian R.
547		 UNA
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link
AUA_ACC_72181 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6889		 AUA
Mertensia Virginica (L.) Pers. Ex Link
JSU114937 Cleburne 8 Apr 1970 Borden, Morris
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
UWAL0032284 Jackson 08 Apr 2016 England, J. Kevin
6146		 UWAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon ex Link
AMAL00005989 Etowah 29 Mar 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2495		 AMAL
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
JSU115013 Madison 1 Apr 1973 Gurley, Bob
s.n.		 JSU
Mertensia virginica (Linnaeus) Persoon
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