Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Mertensia ciliata (E.James ex Torr.) G.Don |
Synonyms | Pulmonaria ciliata E.James ex Torr. |
Mertensia pallida Rydb. | |
Mertensia picta Rydb. | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3600m |
Description | glabrous, lower leaves elliptic, long petiolate, stem leaves well developed, inflorescence cincinnate, corolla 1-2cm long |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | late spring, 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 , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
ciliata stomatechoides (Kellogg) Jeps., Man. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 842 (1925)
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