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Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don 
SynonymsPulmonaria paniculata Aiton
 Mertensia corymbosa G.Don
 Mertensia leptophylla Piper
Habitatgrassland
Altitudemontane-alpine
Descriptionleaves thin, veined, basal leaves cordate, stem leaves numerous, shortly petiolate, lanceolate to broadly ovate, inflorescence lax, corolla 9-16mm long
Size40-100cm
Colorbluish red
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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BORAGINACEAE

Mertensia paniculata (Aiton) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 318 (1837)

Basionym:
Pulmonaria paniculata Aiton, Hort. Kew [W. Aiton] 1: 181 (1789)

Synonyms:
Casselia paniculata (Aiton) Dumort.
Cerinthodes paniculatum (Aiton) Kuntze
Lithospermum paniculatum (Aiton) Kuntze
Platynema paniculata (Aiton) Schrad.
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paniculata typica ined.

Synonyms:
Cerinthodes longistylum (Ledeb.) Kuntze
Lithospermum corymbosum Lehm.
Lithospermum schreberianum Spreng.
Mertensia corymbosa G.Don
Mertensia leptophylla Piper
Mertensia longistyla Ledeb.
Mertensia membranacea Rydb.
Mertensia palmeri A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
Mertensia pilosa (Cham.) DC.
Pulmonaria elegans hort. ex Roem. & Schult.
Pulmonaria parviflora Schrank
Pulmonaria pilosa Cham.
Pulmonaria pumila Schrank
Steenhammera pilosa (Cham.) Turcz.

Subarctic America, Canada, n. USA
70 ASK NWT YUK 71 ABT BRC MAN SAS 72 ONT QUE 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS 74 IOW MIN WIS 75 CNT MIC

paniculata alaskana (Britton) L.O.Williams, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 48 (1937)

Basionym:
Mertensia alaskana Britton, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2: 181 (1901)

Subarctic America
70 ASK NWT YUK

paniculata borealis (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams, ibid.

Basionym:
Mertensia pratensis borealis J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 48: 8 (1916)

British Columbia, nw. USA
71 BRC 73 IDA MNT ORE WAS

paniculata eastwoodiae (J.F.Macbr.) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 28: 147 (1968)

Basionym:
Mertensia eastwoodiae J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 49: 18 (1917)

Synonyms:
Mertensia paniculata eastwoodiae (J.F.Macbr.) S.L.Welsh

Mertensia alaskana Eastw.
Mertensia strigosa Greene

Alaska
70 ASK

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