| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Hackelia diffusa (Douglas ex Lehm.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 48 (1923) |
| Native Range | sw. British Columbia to Oregon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 200-500m |
| Description | basal leaves elliptic, long petiolate, hirsute, stem leaves sessile, elliptic to linear-lanceolate, flowers in dense panicle, corolla with yellow throat, 10-15mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossospermum diffusum (Lehm.) Kuntze Echinospermum diffusum Douglas ex Lehm. Hackelia saxatilis (Piper) Brand Lappula diffusa Greene Lappula saxatilis Piper Lappula subdecumbens A.Nelson Myosotis diffusa Douglas ex Lehm. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |