Oysterleaf

Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray - Borage family

Size

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.