| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium canum (Benth.) Kitam. |
| Synonyms | Echinospermum canum Benth. |
| Eritrichium afghanicum Rech.f. | |
| Eritrichium strictum Decne. | |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2400-5600m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, narrowly lanceolate, 5-8cm, densely white hirsute, acute, inflorescence corymbose, many flowered, corolla campanulate-rotate, throat yellow or orange |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | light blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Tibet , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
anum patens (Decne.) Y.J.Nasir, Fl. Pakistan 191: 136 (1989)
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