Mertensia fusiformis, May 13, 2020
Common & scientific name
Spring bluebells, Mertensia fusiformis
Family
Forget-me-not, Boraginaceae
Location
In between winter gate and Weller curve near river, elevation 8,600’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This charming genus starts small in the spring at lower elevations with Mertensia fusiformis (pictured), shows up similarly small in the alpine in late June as M. lanceolate/virides, and goes big (like 6-feet big) in mid-summer as Mertensia ciliata.