Identity of Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don (Boraginaceae) and its allies in western North America

Authors

Ahmed M. Warfa, Brigham Young University

Abstract

The current status of Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don and its allied taxa is surveyed. On the bases of continuously coherent morphological characters and/or regionally correlated variations, more than 30 taxa, including species, subspecies, varieties, and 1 forma, previously considered different from M. oblongifolia, are now placed under synonymy of this species. Those taxa currently known as M. fusiformis Greene, M. bakeri Greene, and M. bakeri var. osterhoutii Williams are among the new synonyms. Typification, taxonomy, and morphological problems of M. oblongifolia are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Warfa, Ahmed M. (1998) "Identity of Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don (Boraginaceae) and its allies in western North America," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 58: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol58/iss1/4