| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia maritima (L.) S.F.Gray |
| Synonyms | Pulmonaria maritima L. |
| Mertensia parviflora (Michx.) G.Don | |
| Mertensia simplicissima (Ledeb.) D.Don | |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | leaves subcarnose, ovate, spathulate, obtuse or acute, 2-10cm, glaucous, inflorescence lax, flowers pedicellate, corolla 2-5mm long and 2-4mm wide |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | sky blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Circumpolar
Europe Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Svalbard ) Middle Europe Eastern Europe (North European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Nunavut ) Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
maritima asiatica Takeda, J. Bot. 49: 222 (1911)
maritima czukotica O.D.Nikif., Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 195 (2011)
aritima tenella Th.Fr., Öfvers. Kongl. Vetensk.-Akad. Förh. 26(2): 127 (1869)
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