Oysterleaf
Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray - Borage familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Oysterleaf: Udea itysalis, Udea itysalis mertensialis
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
- CAN: British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.