| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia cynoglossoides Greene |
| Bibliography | Pl. Baker. 3: 19 (1901) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2100-2500m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 12-16cm, adaxially pustulate, abaxially glabrous, flowers in elongate raceme, corolla 8-15mm long |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Mertensia muriculata Greene Mertensia viridis var. cynoglossoides (Greene) J.F.Macbr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |