| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plagiobothrys humilis (Ruiz & Pav.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 75 (1923) |
| Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4200m |
| Description | leaves 10-15mm, opposite, hirsute, linear, obtuse, flowers shortly pedicellate in leafy raceme, 1-5cm long, calyx lobes linear, limb 2-3mm across |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Allocarya humilis (Ruiz & Pav.) Greene Allocarya muricata (Ruiz & Pav.) Reiche Eritrichium muricatum (Ruiz & Pav.) A.DC. Eritrichium walpersii Wedd. Lithospermum muricatum Ruiz & Pav. Myosotis humilis Ruiz & Pav. Plagiobothrys muricatus (Ruiz & Pav.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |