| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Tricardia watsonii Torr. ex S.Watson |
| Bibliography | Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 258 (1871) |
| Native Range | sw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 100-2300m |
| Description | sparsely lanate, basal leaves crowded, persistent, elliptic, acute, 2-9cm long, petiolate, inflorescence terminal, flowers ca. 1cm across, with purple ring in throat |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | white, yellowish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |