| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia coriacea A.Nelson |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 403 (1902) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-3900m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to elliptic, 1-6cm, adaxially strigose to pustulate, abaxially glabrous, flowers in cincinni, corol 9-12mm long |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | 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 coriacea var. dilatata A.Nelson Mertensia lanceolata var. coriacea (A.Nelson) L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh Mertensia viridis var. dilatata (A.Nelson) L.O.Williams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |