| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Decalepidanthus primuloides (Decne.) Dickoré & Hilger |
| Bibliography | Phytotaxa 226: 138 (2015) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2500-5000m |
| Description | leaves small, hirsute, elliptic, grey-green, flowers terminal, narrow, tubular, in compact raceme, corolla open, with golden eye, in bud rose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eritrichium primuloides Decne. Mertensia moltkioides var. primuloides (Decne.) Naqshi & al. Mertensia nuristanica Rech.f. Mertensia primuloides (Decne.) C.B.Clarke Mertensia tibetica C.B.Clarke Pseudomertensia moltkioides var. primuloides (Decne.) Kazmi Pseudomertensia primuloides (Decne.) Riedl |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |