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Eritrichium canum (Benth.) Kitam.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesEritrichium canum (Benth.) Kitam. 
BibliographyActa Phytotax. Geobot. 19: 103 (1963)
Native RangeAfghanistan to c. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree
Altitude2400-5600m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, narrowly lanceolate, 5-8cm, densely white hirsute, acute, inflorescence corymbose, many flowered, corolla campanulate-rotate, throat yellow or orange
Size15-40cm
Colorlight blue
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEchinospermum canum Benth.
Eritrichium afghanicum Rech.f.
Eritrichium sericeum Aitch.
Eritrichium strictum Decne.
Eritrichium strictum var. thomsonii C.B.Clarke
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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