Boraginaceae FAMILY
Mertensia oblongifolia
Mertensia oblongifolia
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mertensia oblongifolia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America.
HabitatOpen slopes and drier meadows, often amongst sagebrush, from the plains and foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains, occasionally to the alpine zone[ 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. ].