Taxon: Mertensia maritima (L.) Gray

Summary

Genus:

Mertensia

Family:

Boraginaceae

Subfamily:

Cynoglossoideae

Tribe:

Asperugeae

Nomen number:

24111

Place of publication:

Nat. arr. Brit. pl. 2:354. 1822 ("1821")

Comment:

according to J. L. Reveal (pers. comm. via e-mail on 1 May 2010) publication of this book took place on 10 Jan 1822, not 1 Nov 1821 as indicated in TL-2

Verified:

09/07/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pulmonaria maritima L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pneumaria maritima (L.) Hill

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Mertensia simplicissima G. Don

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1554.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	northern shorewort	1	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
English	oysterplant	1	Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard.
English	sea-bugloss	1	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
English	sea-lungwort	1	1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
English	seaside smooth-gromwell	1	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
French	pulmonaire de virginie	2	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
French	sanguine de mer	2	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.
German	Austernpflanze	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1554.
German	Mertensie	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1554.
Japanese Rōmaji	hama-benkei-sō	2	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Swedish	ostronört	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	mertenziya morskaya	2	Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Taymyr		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Faroe Islands			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Svalbard and Jan Mayen			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Greenland			Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Nunavut		Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Taymyr]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Sakhalin]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba, British Columbia, Nunavut]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kartesz, J. T. 2011. North American plant atlas. The Biota of North America Program (BONAP)
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Porsild, A. E. & W. J. Cody. 1980. Vascular plants of continental Northwest Territories, Canada

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 131-132.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24111. Accessed 17 April 2026.