Boraginaceae FAMILY

Mertensia bella

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mertensia bella is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Oregon and Idaho.

HabitatWet meadows, moist slopes and springy banks at mid-altitudes in mountains[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].