Mertensia virginica Linnaeus, 1753 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Magnoliopsida order Boraginales family Boraginaceae genus Mertensia species Mertensia virginica Name Homonyms Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers.