| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia brevistyla S.Watson |
| Synonyms | Mertensia congesta Greene |
| Mertensia fusiformis Greene | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | stem glabrous, leaves rigid, adaxially strigose, oblong or lower leaves lanceolate, flowers in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, hirsute, corolla 7-8mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| 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 , Idaho , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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