| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Chionophila jamesii Benth. trib. Cheloneae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 331 (1846) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming and New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 3300-4100m |
| Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves thick, entire, spathulate or oblanceolate, glabrous, stem leaves minute, linear, flowers in compact, secund raceme, corolla 12mm long, tubular |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |