| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia serrulata (Turcz.) DC. |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum serrulatum Turcz. |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Description | basal leaves 3-5cm, thin, long petiolate, ovate, glabrous, stem leaves larger, sessile, amplexicaule, ovate, obtuse, flowers in subumbellate cincinnus, corolla 8-10mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Buryatiya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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