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TALL BLUEBELLS 



Merten'sia leonar'di, syn. M. sampw'nii 



Flowers-^blue, usually without bracts, 

 borne on scaly stalks, drooping, in 

 loose end clusters. 



i* United petals (corolla) tubular, up 

 to % in. long, shallowly 5-lobed; lobes 

 rounded; tube shorter than bell-shaped 

 limb" and throat 



Pollen sacs (anthers) 5, equalling or 

 exceeding their stalks (filaments) in 

 length; filaments swollen near top and 

 usually broader than anthers 



Outer united flower parts (calyx) 

 deeply (often almost to base) 5-lobed, 

 much exceeding "seeds." at maturity; 

 lobes linear-lance-shaped, pointed or 

 tapering at tip, longer than calyx- 

 tube, hairy-fringed around edges 



N * Threadlike stalk (style) not p'rptrud- 

 \ ing from corolla, persistent, conspicuous 

 \ after "seeds" ripen 



tf \ 



Leaves alternate, rather large, veiny, 

 hairy-fringed on margins, bluish be- 

 neath, more or less blister-dotted ; lower 

 leaves stalked, reverse-lance-shaped; 

 upper leaves stalkless, \isually 3 times 

 longer than broad, sharp or tapering- 

 pointed 



Stems erect, up to 40 in. high, smooth, 

 unbrwiched or branched only near the 

 top 



Root woody, thickened, perennial 



