| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia humilis Rydb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| 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 | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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