Mertensia meyeriana J.F.Macbr.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Mertensia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Rhizomes short, thickened. Stems thin, 30-50 cm tall. Basal leaves early deciduous, ovate, small; stem leaves many, long petiolate, light green, ovate, 2-5 cm; upper leaves sessile, oblong, extremely thin, margin hirsute. Inflorescences terminal. Pedicel filamentous, to 1 cm, very short hirsute. Calyx parted to base, 4-4.5 mm; lobes linear, short strigose, apex acute. Corolla dark blue, (1.2-)1.5-2 cm; lobes of limb ovate, 3-4 mm; appendages arclike. Style slightly exserted. Nutlets white, oblong, ca. 4 mm, rugate, apex acute. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Mertensia meyeriana world distribution map, present in China and Kazakhstan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118622-1
WFO ID wfo-0001216211
COL ID 73B2K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mertensia popovii Mertensia meyeriana