| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia kamczatica (Turcz.) DC. |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum kamczaticum Turcz. |
| Mertensia elliptica Ledeb. | |
| Mertenisa symphytoides Fisch. ex Herder | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | appresed hirsute, basal leaves cordate-ovate, long petiolate, stem leaves oblong or elliptic, long acuminate, inflorescence long pedunculate, corolla infundibuliform |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Sakhalin) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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