Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray
(Oysterplant)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMertensia maritima (Oysterplant)
GenusMertensia (oysterplants)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mertensia maritima (Oysterplant) :
1: Mertensia maritima (Oysterplant)
19 May 2008 OSGR: NR92 55° 30’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: Clyde Islands (VC 100) Scotland
on seashore
Image 1: Flower buds - close-upImage 2: Flower buds - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 4: Flowering shoot - close-up (2)Image 5: Plant - in habitatImage 6: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 7: Plant - in situ - close-up (2)Image 8: Plant - in situ - close-up (3)Image 9: Plant - in situ - close-up (4)Image 10: Flowers - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Flowers - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Flowers - enlargedImage 13: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 14: Flowers - enlarged (3)Image 15: Flowers - enlarged (4)Image 16: Flowers - enlarged (5)

Mertensia maritima (Oysterplant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mertensia maritima (Oysterplant)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mertensia maritima (Oysterplant)
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