| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Decalepidanthus moltkioides (Benth.) Dickoré & Hilger |
| Bibliography | Phytotaxa 226: 136 (2015) |
| Native Range | n. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | leaves in lax rosette, elliptic, hirsute, stem leafless, flowers 1-2cm long in cluster, corolla with conspicuous yellow or white eye, style not exserted |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anchusa moltkioides Benth. Eritirichium nemorosum A.DC. Lithospermum moltkioides (Benth.) Decne. Lithospermum ovalifolium Decne. Mertensia moltkioides (Benth.) C.B.Clarke Mertensia moltkioides var. thomsonii C.B.Clarke Mertensia nemorosa (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst. Mertensia ovalifolia (Decne.) Brand Myosotis moltkioides (Benth.) Royle ex Benth. Pseudomertensia moltkioides (Benth.) Kazmi Pseudomertensia moltkioides var. thomsonii C.B.Clarke Pseudomertensia nemorosa (A.DC.) R.R.Stewart & Kazmi Pseudomertensia ovalifolium (Decne.) Bennet |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |