| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mertensia kamczatica (Turcz.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 91 (1846) |
| Native Range | Russian Far East |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | 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 | Cerinthoides ellipticum (Ledeb.) Kuntze Lithospermum kamczaticum Turcz. Mertensia elliptica Ledeb. Mertensia pubescens (Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) DC. Mertensia symphytoides Fisch. ex Herder Pulmonaria pubescens Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Steenhammera kamczatica (Turcz.) Turcz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan, SAK Sakhalin) |