| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia lateriflora Greene |
| Bibliography | Pl. Baker. 3: 18 (1901) |
| Native Range | c. Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2300-3500m |
| Description | leaves linear- lanceolate, 3-4cm, on on faces strigose-sericeous, flowers in cincinni, corolla 6-10mm long . |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |