Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don |
Synonyms | Pulmonaria paniculata Aiton |
Mertensia corymbosa G.Don | |
Mertensia leptophylla Piper | |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | montane-alpine |
Description | leaves thin, veined, basal leaves cordate, stem leaves numerous, shortly petiolate, lanceolate to broadly ovate, inflorescence lax, corolla 9-16mm long |
Size | 40-100cm |
Color | bluish red |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington ) North-Central U.S.A. (Iowa , Minnesota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Michigan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
paniculata alaskana (Britton) L.O.Williams, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 48 (1937)
paniculata borealis (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams, ibid.
paniculata eastwoodiae (J.F.Macbr.) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 28: 147 (1968)
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