Mertensia ciliata G.Don

Tall fringed bluebells (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Mertensia

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It forms a cluster of thick stems. They are 1 m tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and pointed. The flowers are in clusters. They are blue and 1-2 cm long. They hang and are tube shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.65
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Streambanks, wet meadows, damp thickets and wet cliffs from the foothills to high elevations in the mountains.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows in damp mountain meadows.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Breast Treatment (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Mertensia ciliata leaf picture by chase stout (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia ciliata leaf picture by Joseph Littlehorn (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mertensia ciliata flower picture by Paige Orna (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia ciliata flower picture by Elizabeth Sanchez (cc-by-sa)
Mertensia ciliata flower picture by Riley L (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mertensia ciliata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118571-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215341
COL ID 3ZWRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mertensia pallida Mertensia picta Mertensia incongruens Mertensia polyphylla Pulmonaria ciliata Mertensia subpubescens Mertensia punctata Mertensia platensis Mertensia ciliata var. ciliata Mertensia polyphylla var. platensis Mertensia ciliata var. polyphylla Mertensia ciliata var. punctata Mertensia ciliata var. subpubescens Mertensia ciliata var. latiloba Mertensia ciliata

Lower taxons

Mertensia ciliata var. stomatechoides