| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia tarbagataica B.Fedtsch. |
| Bibliography | Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 15: 402 (1915) |
| Native Range | Kazakhstan to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2500-2800m |
| Description | grey-green, basal leaves crowded, oblong-spathulate, petiolate, stem leaves 3-5, cordate-ovate, carnose, inflorescence terminal, to 10cm, corolla tubular, 12-16mm |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |