| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium laxum I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 33: 66 (1952) |
| Native Range | sc. China to s. Qinghai and e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 4000-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, stem leaves sessile, oblanceolate, shortly appressed pubescent, inflorescence racemose, corolla campanulate-rotate, 5-6mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | light blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |