| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia drummondii (Lehm.) G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 4: 319 (1837) |
| Native Range | Alaska |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | glabrous, leaf oblong, subsessile, minutely denticulate, ciliate, flowers in lax panicle, corolla 15mm, sepals ovate-oblong |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum drummondii Lehm., Nov. Stirp. Pug. 2: 26 (1830) Mertensia lanceolata var. drummondii (Lehm.) B.Boivin Mertensia sibirica var. drummondii (Lehm.) A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) |