| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium aretioides (Cham.) DC. |
| Synonyms | Myosotis aretioides Cham. |
| Oreocarya pulvinata A.Nelson | |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Altitude | arctic-subarctic |
| Description | leaves linear-oblong, 3-7mm, sessile, densely grey lanate, flowers 1-3, shortly pedicellate, amongst leaves, calyx lobes linear, lanate, limb 5-6mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, cushion |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Magadan ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska , Northwest Territories , Yukon) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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