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May 24, 2005

Virginia Bluebell

Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) is a member of the borage family (Boraginaceae) that was first found by European pioneers in Virginia. It was collected by an early naturalist named John Banister. Virginia bluebells have pink buds and blue flowers with the likeness of a bell that can be seen blooming on the floodplains of larger creeks and rivers from mid-April to mid-May in western Pennsylvania.

Pictured today is a Virginia bluebell in the floodplain of Neshannock Creek in Lawrence County, Pa. taken by WPC Natural Heritage Program Ecologist Robert Coxe.


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