| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia fendleri A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 34: 339 (1862) |
| Native Range | s. Colorado to n. New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-3000m |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 3-8cm, adaxially strigose, abaxially glabrous or pubescent, flowers in lax paniculate inflorescence, corolla 8-12mm long |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Mertensia fendleri var. pubens J.F.Macbr. Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri (A.Gray) A.Gray Mertensia lanceolata var. pubens (J.F.Macbr.) L.O.Williams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |