| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Hydrophyllum alpestre A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn. |
| Bibliography | Muhlenbergia 3: 142 (1908) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-3000m |
| Description | stems adpressed hirsute, leaves long petiolate, ovate or oblong, pinnate, leaflets lanceolate, mucronate, coarsely dentate or lobate, inflorescence at base of leaves |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum S.Watson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |