Boraginaceae FAMILY
Mertensia paniculata
Mertensia paniculata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mertensia paniculata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Hudson Bay to Alaska, south to Michigan, Nebraska, Idaho and Washington.
HabitatWoods, moist meadows, damp thickets, wet cliffs, riverbanks, dry slopes and burn areas from the foothills to high elevations in the 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. , 172 Title Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest. Publication Author Schofield. J. J. Publisher Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska Year 2003 ISBN 0882403699 Description A nice guide to some useful plants in that area. ].