| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia lanceolata (Pursh) DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 88 (1846) |
| Native Range | c. Canada to wc. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 500-3000m |
| Description | leaves spathulate, pubescent, ciliate, stem leaves alternate, thick, linear, flowers pendent, narrow, tubular, in bud rose, in open panicle |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Casselia lanceolata (Pursh) Dumort. Cerinthoides lanceolatum (Pursh) Kuntze Lithospermum lanceolatum (Pursh) Sweet Lithospermum marginatum Spreng. Mertensia alpina A.Gray Mertensia lanceolata var. aperta Cockerell Mertensia linearis Greene Mertensia marginata (Nutt.) G.Don Mertensia papillosa Greene Pulmonaria lanceolata Pursh Pulmonaria marginata Nutt. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |