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Decalepidanthus racemosus (Royle ex Benth.) Dickoré & Hilger  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesDecalepidanthus racemosus (Royle ex Benth.) Dickoré & Hilger 
BibliographyPhytotaxa 226: 139 (2015)
Native Rangew. Nepal to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude2500-3000m
Descriptionleaves wide, elliptic, hirsute, stem leafy, flowers in terminal clusters, tubes longer than narrow, spreading lobes
Size10-15cm
Colorpale blue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAnchusa racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) DC.
Mertensia racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
Myosotis longiflora Wall. ex G.Don
Myosotis racemosa Royle ex Benth.
Pseudomertensia racemosa (Royle ex Benth.) Kazmi
Territory4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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