| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium argenteum W.Wight |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | stems loosely sericeous, lower leaves densely imbricate, oblanceolate or oblong, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, sericeous lanate, corolla infundibuliform, 4-6mm across |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | bright blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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