| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia humilis Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 681 (1909) |
| Native Range | n. Colorado to Wyoming |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1800-2900m |
| Description | stem glabrous, basal leaves petiolate, 3-8cm, thick, elliptic to ovate, stem leaves sessile, similar, smaller, flowers in raceme, corolla 7-8mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Mertensia alpina var. humilis (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) |