| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Plagiobothrys tenuifolius (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 68: 78 (1923) |
| Native Range | sc. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves narrowly linear, sparsely hirsute, to 45mm long, inflorescence terminal and axillary, flowers pedicellate, calyx lobes linear, obtuse, limb 4mm in diam. |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Allocarya capitata (Clos ex Gay) Brand Allocarya capitata var. longipes (Phil.) Brand Allocarya pedicellaris (Phil.) Reiche Allocarya tenuifolia (A.Gray) Greene Allocarya tenuifolia var. longipes (Phil.) Reiche Allocarya tenuifolia var. pulchella (Phil.) Reiche Eritrichium humile var. capitatum Clos ex Gay Eritrichium pedicellare Phil. Eritrichium tenuifolium Schltdl. ex A.Gray Eritrichium tenuifolium var. longipes Phil. Eritrichium tenuifolium var. pulchellum Phil. Krynitzkia tenuifolia A.Gray Plagiobothrys pedicellaris (Phil.) I.M.Johnst. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central) |