Boraginaceae

Mertensia simplicissima G.Don

Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia

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Mertensia simplicissima (Mertensia simplicissima) — FlowerPhoto: Ольга Зеленова, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 濱紫草
Japanese: ハマベンケイソウ, 浜弁慶草
Korean: 갯지치

Synonyms

Casselia simplicissima (Ledeb.) Dumort.
Cerinthodes simplicissima Kuntze
Cerinthodes simplicissimum (Ledeb.) Kuntze
Mertensia asiatica (H.Takeda) J.F.Macbr.
Mertensia maritima subsp. asiatica H.Takeda
Mertensia maritima subsp. tenella (Th.Fr.) Elven & Skarpaas
Mertensia maritima var. asiatica (H.Takeda) S.L.Welsh
Pulmonaria simplicissima Ledeb.

Flowers

In flower: July (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ольга Зеленова, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dmitry Ivanov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dmitrii Mostovoi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Николай Соболев, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Elena_Sherehora, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anastasia Balaeva, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tatyana Petrenko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Viola Alekseeva, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rodion Andreev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Станислав Чуванов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.