| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia rivularis (Turcz.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 90 (1846) |
| Native Range | e. Siberia to ec. Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, cordate-ovate, long acuminate, subglabrous, stem leaves ovate, sessile, inflorescence terminal cyme, flowers ca. 2cm 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 | Cerinthodes rivulare (Turcz.) Kuntze Lithospermum rivulare Turcz. Mertensia nivalis Kom. Steenhammera rivularis (Turcz.) Turcz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk) |