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Eritrichium splendens Kearney ex W.Wight  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesEritrichium splendens Kearney ex W.Wight 
BibliographyBull. Torrey Bot. Club 29: 410 (1902)
Native RangeAlaska to Yukon
Primary BiomeSubarctic
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude100-2000m
Descriptionbasal leaves narrowly oblanceolate, 1-2cm, tapered to thin petiole, stem leaves linear, sessile, flowers large, few, in raceme, calyx lobes oblong, corolla lobes obovate
Size5-13cm
Colorbright blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
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