| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plagiobothrys congestus (Wedd.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 75 (1923) |
| Native Range | Peru to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4500m |
| Description | leaves numerous, linear or narrowly oblanceolate, hirsute, grey-green, inflorescence capitate, bracteate, corolla tubular, ca. 5mm, lobes truncate |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Allocarya congesta (Wedd.) J.F.Macbr. Eritrichium humile var. congestum Wedd. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |