| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Eritrichium chamissonis A.DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 125 (1846) |
| Native Range | n. Russian Far East to Subarctic America |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely lanate, leaves imbricate, ca. 1cm long, oblanceolate, flowers in compact cluster, sessile amongst leaves, lobes oblong, obtuse, corolla 5-7mm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | bright blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eritrichium aretioides var. chamissonis (A.DC.) V.V.Petrovsky Eritrichium nanum var. chamissonis (A.DC.) Herder Omphalodes nana var. chamissonis (A.DC.) A.Gray |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 31 Russian Far East (MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon) |