Boraginaceae FAMILY
Mertensia ciliata
Mertensia ciliata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mertensia ciliata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.80 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - Oregon to New Mexico.
HabitatStreambanks, wet meadows, damp thickets and wet cliffs 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. ].