| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Hesperochiron nanus (Lindl.) Greene |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 15. 110 (1888) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, to 75mm long, petiolate, floral pedicels shorter than leaves, corolla campanulate, 10-25mm across, lobes sometimes unequal |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale bluish, white |
| Bloom | spring |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Capnorea californica (Benth.) Greene Capnorea incana Greene Capnorea lasiantha Greene Capnorea leporina Greene Capnorea nana (Lindl.) Raf. Capnorea strigosa Greene Capnorea watsoniana Greene Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S.Watson Hesperochiron californicus var. benthamianus Brand Hesperochiron californicus var. incanus (Greene) Brand Hesperochiron californicus subvar. lasianthus (Greene) Brand Hesperochiron californicus var. latifolius Brand Hesperochiron californicus var. strigosus Brand Hesperochiron californicus var. watsonianus (Greene) Brand Hesperochiron incanus (Greene) Garrett Hesperochiron lasianthus (Greene) H.St.John Hesperochiron latifolius Kellogg Hesperochiron nanus Greene Menyanthe pumila Douglas ex Griseb. Nicotiana nana Lindl. Nierembergia nana Miers Ourisia californica Benth. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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