sea bluebell en · NOUN
Meanings
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Mertensia maritima, a flowering plant in the genus Boraginaceae.
Botanists have recognized three distinct plant communities containing rare species. One, the sea bluebell, is found nowhere else in BC.
2016, Dennis Horwood, Haida Gwaii: A Guide to BC's Islands of the People, 5th edition, →ISBN:Sea Bluebells (Mertensia maritima) would seem a pleasant companion for Virginia Bluebells, and there is plenty of foliage all summer.
1943, Leaflets of the Lexington (Mass.) Botanic Garden, volumes 13-19:[…] I found two remarkable flowering plants, sea bluebells Mertensia maritima growing close to the water's edge in a prostrate configuration with grey-green leaves and light bluebell-shaped flowers, and sea beach sandwort […]
1994, Ernest Ingersoll, Explorers Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sea bluebells | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
nb østersurt (Mertensia maritima) · is blálilja (Mertensia maritima) · fr mertensie maritime (Mertensia maritima) · nn østersurt (Mertensia maritima) · nl oesterblad (Mertensia maritima) · pl mertensja nadmorska (Mertensia maritima) · fi merihalikka (Mertensia maritima) · sv ostronört (Mertensia maritima)