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Mertensia ciliata

Common names: tall bluebells, tall-fringed bluebell, tall fringed bluebell, blue bell, mountain blue bells, blue bells, Mountain bluebell, Mountain bluebells, bluebell

Authority: James ex Torr.) G. Don

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Boraginales > Boraginaceae

Regional status: native

Roles: study subject, vegetation component, host plant, comparison species, indicator species, mentioned, habitat plant, habitat component, nectar source, referenced, food source

ITIS TSN: 31668

Synonyms: M. ciliata, Meci, MECI, Mertensia ciliata, M. fusiformis, Mertensia, bluebells

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 132 | Mentions: 154

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Mertensia ciliata

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Publications (132)

Foraging preferences of generalist Megachilidae

Impacts of earlier snowmelt on fruiting phenology and seed success of Rocky Mountain wildflowers

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

Quantifying ethanol in bumble bee honey and Colorado rocky mountain wildflowers

Quantifying the effect of petrogenic carbon on SOC turnover for two Rocky Mountain soils: when are petrogenic carbon corrections required?

The impact of soil moisture, nectar production, and spectral reflectance on hummingbird visitation patterns to the Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)

Elucidating the influence of a nectar yeast and nectar robbing on bumblebee foraging tactic constancy

Getting to the Root of It: Effects of Castilleja Root Hemiparasitism on Plant Community Structure and Function

Documents (10)

1980

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

An Illustrated Guide to the Proposed Threatened and Endangered Plant Species in Colorado

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project Environmental Statement

Riparian Assessment USDA NRCS Bozeman, Montana

Sheep Grazing above Timberline in the San Juan National Forest

The Colorado Division of Wildlife Wetlands Program

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

Wetlands of the Crested Butte Region

Co-occurring Species

Mertensia

Mertensia oblongifolia

Barbey's Larkspur

Larkspurs

Nuttall's Larkspur

Potentilla gracilis

Potentilla

Potentilla hippiana

Potentilla pulcherrima

Scarlet Gilia

How does early snowmelt affect pollen deposition on spring wildflowers?

Investigating the potential mechanism behind bumble bee preference for Corydalis flowers inhabited by nectar specialist yeast

Solitary bee genera differ in foraging activity timing and temperature; Evidence of a seasonal dietary shift in Hoplitis fulgida

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

The Impact of Delphinium nuttallianum and Ipomopsis aggregata Phenology on Broad tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus) Visitation Patterns

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

Differences in individual flowering time change pollen limitation and seed set in three montane wildflowers

Effects of Daily Temperature Changes on Broad-Tailed Hummingbird Foraging Patterns

Talking Yeast: The characterization of bumblebee- and nectar- specialist yeast volatiles in Corydalis caseana

Climate change and phenology

Earlier snow melt and reduced summer precipitation alter floral traits important to pollination

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Experimental Test of the Combined Effects of Water Availability and Flowering Time on Pollinator Visitation and Seed Set

Global Warming, Advancing Bloom and Evidence for Pollinator Plasticity from Long-Term Bee Emergence Monitoring

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

Bumble bees are constant to nectar-robbing behaviour despite low switching costs

Competition for nectar resources does not affect bee foraging tactic constancy

How Spatial Variation Affects Plant Phenology

Low predictability of energy balance traits and leaf temperature metrics in desert, montane and alpine plant communities

Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology

Quantifying Nectar Trait Responses to Natural Variation in Water Availability in Subalpine Plant Communities

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells <i>Mertensia</i> spp., Boranginaceae

Climate change, phenological shifts, and species interactions: Case studies in subalpine plant and migratory fish populations

Comparing predictive measures and model functions for estimating plant biomass: lessons from a sagebrush–rabbitbrush community

Effect of blood parasites on incubation efficiency of <i>Z. l. oriantha</i> in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Floral reward strategies, visitor behavior, and plant reproductive outcomes

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

Investigating the relationship between plant morphology, density, and herbivory of <i>Thlaspi</i>

Low to Mid Elevational Resurvey of Bumble bee Distributions in Response to Climate Change

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

Phenology as a process rather than an event: from individual reaction norms to community metrics

Quantifying Nectar Resources in Bumble Bee Visited Plants

Surveying historical patterns in vegetation change (1929-2019) in the upper East River Valley using RMBL's archival herbarium records

The depredation of Mountain White-crowned Sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia leucophyrys oriantha</i>) nests by the golden-mantled ground squirrel (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>) and long-tailed weasel (<i>Mustela frenata</i>)

The function of floral orientation in bluebells: interactions with pollinators and rain in two species of <i> Mertensia </i> (Boraginaceae)

The individual and combined effects of snowmelt timing and frost exposure on the reproductive success of montane forbs

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

Can Variation of Insect Populations Affect Mountain White-crowned Sparrow Daily Nest Survival?

Characterizing nectar content in wet and dry subalpine meadows during an extreme summer drought

Climate Warming Drives Local Extinction: Evidence from Observation and Experimentation

Effect of blood parasites on secondary sexual characteristics and morphology in mountain white-crowned sparrows

Effects of Climate Change on Plants, Pollinators and Their Interactions

First-order controls of soil and leaf moisture

Why are some plant-nectar robber interactions commensalisms?

Does bumble bee (<i>Bombus spp.</i>) diet breadth vary with differences in floral resource abundance?