Mertensia simplicissima G.Don

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Mertensia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -

Distribution

Mertensia simplicissima world distribution map, present in Canada, Japan, Liberia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118675-1
WFO ID wfo-0001215802
COL ID 3ZWW3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Casselia simplicissima Cerinthodes simplicissimum Mertensia asiatica Pulmonaria simplicissima Mertensia simplicissima Cerinthodes simplicissima Mertensia maritima subsp. asiatica Mertensia maritima subsp. tenella Mertensia maritima var. asiatica