| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia brachyloba Greene |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 4: 90 (1899) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-7cm, adaxially pustulate, abaxially glabrous, flowers in cincinni, corolla 11-16mm long |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| 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 lanceolata var. brachyloba (Greene) A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |