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Mertensia ciliata (E.James ex Torr.) G.Don  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMertensia ciliata (E.James ex Torr.) G.Don 
SynonymsPulmonaria ciliata E.James ex Torr.
 Mertensia pallida Rydb.
 Mertensia picta Rydb.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-3600m
Descriptionglabrous, lower leaves elliptic, long petiolate, stem leaves well developed, inflorescence cincinnate, corolla 1-2cm long
Size40-60cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BORAGINACEAE

Mertensia ciliata (E.James ex Torr.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4(1): 372 (1837)

Basionym:
Pulmonaria ciliata E.James ex Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2(7): 224 (1827)

3000-3600m
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ciliata typica ined.

Synonyms:
Mertensia ciliata candida J.F.Macbr. & Payson
Mertensia ciliata latiloba L.O.Williams
Mertensia ciliata polyphylla A.Nelson
Mertensia ciliata punctata A.Nelson
Mertensia ciliata subpubescens (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. & Payson
Mertensia incongruens J.F.Macbr. & Payson
Mertensia pallida Rydb.
Mertensia picta Rydb.
Mertensia platensis (Rydb.) Rydb.
Mertensia polyphylla Greene
Mertensia polyphylla platensis Rydb.
Mertensia punctata Rydb.
Mertensia subpubescens Rydb.

w. & c. USA
73 COL IDA MNT ORE WYO 74 SDA 76 ARI NEV UTA 77 NWM

ciliata stomatechoides (Kellogg) Jeps., Man. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] 842 (1925)

Basionym:
Mertensia stomatechoides Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 148 (1862)

Oregon, California, Nevada
73 ORE 76 CAL NEV

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