| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Cyananthus incanus Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Bibliography | J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 20 (1857) |
| Native Range | sc. China to c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2100-5300m |
| Description | stems procumbent, thin, leaves ovate, lobate, ciliate, sinuate, grey-green, flowers solitary, terminal, openly stellate, in throat barbate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Cyananthus dolichosceles C.Marquand Cyananthus incanus var. bicolor Cowam Cyananthus incanus var. decumbens Y.S.Lian Cyananthus incanus var. nudicalyx Cowan Cyananthus incanus ssp. orientalis K.K.Shrestha Cyananthus incanus var. parvus C.Marquand Cyananthus incanus ssp. petiolatus (Franch.) D.Y.Hong & L.M.Ma Cyananthus neglectus C.Marquand Cyananthus petiolatus Franch. Cyananthus petiolatus var. minor (C.Y.Wu) S.H.Huang Cyananthus petiolatus var. pallidocoeruleus C.Y.Wu Cyananthus petiolatus var. pilifolius (C.Y.Wu) Y.S.Lian Cyananthus pilifolius C.Y.Wu Cyananthus pilifolius f. leiocalyx C.Y.Wu Cyananthus pilifolius var. minor C.Y.Wu Cyananthus pilifolius var. pallidocoeruleus C.Y.Wu |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |