Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Mertensia czukotica (O.D.Nikif.) O.D.Nikif. |
Bibliography | Bot. Pacifica 12(2): 122 (2023) |
Native Range | e. Siberia to n. Russian Far East |
Primary Biome | Subarctic |
Habitat | tundra |
Description | stems numerous, erect, leaves thick, ovate or spathulate, obtuse, glaucous, inflorescence lax, flowers pedicellate, corolla 3-5mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mertensia maritima ssp. czukotica O.D.Nikif. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) |