| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia cana Rydb. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 36: 698 (1909) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2900-4200m |
| Description | leaves narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, 1-3cm, on both faces strigose, flowers in shortened raceme, corolla 5-8mm long . |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| 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 | Mertensia canescens Rydb. Mertensia viridis var. cana (Rydb.) L.O.Williams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |