Rocky Mountain Bluebells

Description

Perennial plants, 4-20 cm. tall, with blue flowers. Basal leaves are ovate to oblong-lanceolate, and petioled; cauline leaves are oblong-lanceolate, and sessile, or nearly so. Leaves are glabrous (or mostly glabrous), pustulose (but not supporting hairs), and rather thick. Inflorescence is congested with flowers 2-6 mm long (Harrington 1954, Ackerfield 2011).