Mertensia maritima
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff506732d6544541640 |
| Scientific name | Mertensia maritima |
| Authority | (L.) Gray |
| First published in | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 354 (1821 publ. 1822) |
Description Top
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Mertensia maritima, also known as oyster leaf or oyster plant, is a perennial herb found on gravelly sea shores in the Northern Hemisphere. It is characterized by its reddish and later bright blue flowers and can reach up to 50 centimeters in length. This plant is native to Britain and Northern Europe, but its populations are declining in the British Isles. It also has two other varieties found in Canada, Spitzbergen, Alaska, and Northeastern Asia. M. maritima grows in a sub-Arctic climate and is exposed to harsh conditions such as cold temperatures, crashing waves, and strong winds. Its seeds remain dormant until a cold period of about 2°C is experienced.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lithospermum maritimum | Lehm. | Pl. Asperif. Nucif. : 291 (1818) |
| Lithospermum simplicissimum | Lehm. | Pl. Asperif. Nucif. : 295 (1818) |
| Mertensia parviflora | G.Don | Gen. Hist. 4: 320 (1837) |
| Pulmonaria maritima | L. | Sp. Pl. : 136 (1753) |
| Pulmonaria procumbens | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 281 (1812) |
| Pulmonaria parviflora | Michx. | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 131 (1803) |
| Steenhammera maritima | Rchb. | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 337 (1831) |
| Casselia maritima | Dumort. | Commentat. Bot. (Dumort.) 25. 1822 [late Nov-early Dec 1822] |
| Casselia parviflora | Dumort. | Commentat. Bot. (Dumort.) 25. 1822 [late Nov-early Dec 1822] |
| Cerinthodes maritima | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 436 (1891) |
| Pneumaria maritima | Hill | Veg. Syst. 7: 40 (1764) |
| Hippoglossum maritimum | Hartm. | Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 2: 57 (1832) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | oysterleaf |
| English | sea bluebells |
| Spanish | casselia parviflora |
| Spanish | steenhammera maritima |
| Spanish | pulmonaria procumbens |
| Spanish | lithospermum maritimum |
| Spanish | hippoglossum maritimum |
| Spanish | cerinthodes maritimum |
| Spanish | pneumaria maritima |
| Spanish | pulmonaria maritima |
| Spanish | casselia maritima |
| Czech | plícněnka přímořská |
| Welsh | llysiau`r llymarch |
| Welsh | llysiau'r llymarch |
| Welsh | llysiau‘r llymarch |
| Danish | almindelig hestetunge |
| German | küsten-blauglöckchen |
| Finnish | merihalikka |
| Finnish | halikka |
| French | huître végétale |
| French | mertensie maritime |
| Irish | lus na sceallaí |
| Icelandic | blálilja |
| Japanese | メルテンシア・マリティマ |
| Norwegian Bokmål | østersurt |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | østersurt |
| Russian | Мертензия приморская |
| Swedish | ostronört |
| Chinese | 海滨紫草 |
| Chinese | 濱紫草 |
| Chinese | 滨紫草 |
| Chinese | 海濱紫草 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Mertensia maritima subsp. czukotica | O.D.Nikif. | Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 195 (2011) |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Russian Far East
- Kamchatka
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Magadan
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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Russian Far East
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Europe click to expand
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Eastern Europe
- North European Russia
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Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Finland
- Great Britain
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Norway
- Svalbard
- Sweden
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Eastern Europe
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Eastern Canada
- Labrador
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Québec
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
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Subarctic America
- Alaska
- Greenland
- Northwest Territorie
- Nunavut
- Yukon
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Western Canada
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
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Eastern Canada
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000368197 |
| Canadensys | 3794 |
| USDA Plants | MEMA3 |
| Tropicos | 4000140 |
| INPN | 762304 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118618-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2357688 |
| Plantarium | 24319 |
| PFAF | Mertensia maritima |
| Open Tree Of Life | 664431 |
| Observations.org | 133493 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 669721 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000004018 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129151 |
| IPNI | 118618-1 |
| iNaturalist | 165350 |
| GBIF | 5341246 |
| Freebase | /m/0n47zp5 |
| EPPO | MTSMA |
| EOL | 580388 |
| Elurikkus | 521211 |
| USDA GRIN | 24111 |
| Wikipedia | Mertensia_maritima |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |