| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia alaskana Britton |
| Bibliography | Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2: 181 (1901) |
| Native Range | Subarctic America |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | glabrous, leaves adaxially papillose-pubescent, abaxially subglabrous, the basal, 6-10cm, acute, petiolate, the upper lanceolate, acuminate, flowers in lax raceme |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | 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 paniculata var. alaskana (Britton) L.O.Williams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) |