| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Lithospermum gayanum (Wedd.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 78: 10 (1927) |
| Native Range | Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3300-3900m |
| Description | white appressed hirsute, leaves alternate, lanceolate-spathulate, obtuse or acute, flowers in short, terminal raceme, corolla 3-4mm, tube finely pubescent |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eritrichium gayanum Wedd. Lithospermum andinum K.Krause Lithospermum incanum Ruiz & Pav. Lithospermum shepardae I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |