| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plagiobothrys linifolius (Lehm.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 78 (1923) |
| Native Range | w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2900-4000m |
| Description | appressed hirsute, stems densely leafy, leaves opposite, linear, obtuse, flowers small, axillary |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| 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 humilis f. pygmaea (Kunth) Brand Allocarya kunthii (Walp.) J.F.Macbr. Allocarya linifolia (Lehm.) J.F.Macbr. Allocarya linifolia var. kunthii (Walp.) J.F.Macbr. Allocarya pygmaea (Kunth) J.F.Macbr. Anchusa kunthii Walp. Anchusa lanceolata Willd. ex Steud. Anchusa leucantha Willd. ex DC. Anchusa linifolia Lehm. Anchusa linifolia var. kunthii (Walp.) J.F.Macbr. Anchusa oppositifolia Kunth Anchusa pygmaea Kunth Antiphytum linifolium (Lehm.) A.DC. Antiphytum walpersii A.DC. Eritrichium linifolium (Lehm.) Wedd. Eritrichium pygmaeum (Kunth) Wedd. Krynitzkia linifolia (Lehm.) A.Gray Lithospermum alpinum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. Plagiobothrys kunthii (Walp.) I.M.Johnst. Plagiobothrys pygmaeus (Kunth) I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |