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Definition of Mertensia virginica
1. Noun. Smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Mertensia, Mertensia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mertensia Virginica
Literary usage of Mertensia virginica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica. Named in honor of Franz Karl Mertens, ...
Mertensia virginica has three common names, Virginia Cowslip, Bluebells, ..."
2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"Mertensia virginica. Borage Family. One to two feet high. Stem.—Smooth; pale, erect.
Leaves.-—Oblong; veiny. Flowers.—Blue, pinkish in bud ; in raceme-like ..."
3. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica. Named in honor of Franz Karl Mertens, ...
Mertensia virginica has three common names, Virginia Cowslip, Bluebells, ..."
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