| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia ciliata (E.James ex Torr.) G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 4: 372 (1837) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1800-3700m |
| Description | glabrous, lower leaves elliptic, long petiolate, stem leaves well developed, inflorescence cincinnate, corolla 1-2cm long |
| Size | 40-95cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 ciliata f. candida J.F.Macbr. & Payson Mertensia ciliata var. latiloba L.O.Williams Mertensia ciliata var. polyphylla A.Nelson Mertensia ciliata var. punctata A.Nelson Mertensia ciliata var. subpubescens (Rydb.) J.F.Macbr. & Payson Mertensia incongruens J.F.Macbr. & Payson Mertensia pallida Rydb. Mertensia picta Rydb. Mertensia platensis (Rydb.) Rydb. Mertensia polyphylla Greene Mertensia polyphylla var. platensis Rydb. Mertensia punctata Rydb. Mertensia subpubescens Rydb. Pulmonaria ciliata E.James ex Torr. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (SDA South Dakota) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |