| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia arizonica Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 3: 197 (1897) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2000-4000m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves broadly elliptic, petiolate, sometimes absent, stem leaves lanceolate to elliptic, subsessile, corolla 12-20mm long, with shorter tube |
| Size | 40-90cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Mertensia arizonica var. subnuda (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams Mertensia toyabensis var. subnuda J.F.Macbr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |