| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia longiflora Greene |
| Synonyms | Mertensia horneri Piper |
| Mertensia pulchella Piper | |
| Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
| Altitude | montane-subalpine |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves petiolate, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, stem leaves sparse, 2-6cm long, obtuse, inflorescence subcapitate, corolla 15-25mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Montana , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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