''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a

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s in the

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. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''

Eritrichium nanum ''Eritrichium nanum'', the arctic alpine forget-me-not or king-of-the-Alps, is a circumpolar alpine cushion plant which occurs in the North American Rocky mountains as well as the European Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; r ...

''. Its native range stretches from temperate Eurasia, across Alaska to western central U.S.A. It is found in Europe (within Austria, France, Italy, Romania, Switzerland and Yugoslavia), in

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, (within Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Krasnoyarsk and Tuva,) in Central Asia (within Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), in Western Asia (within Afghanistan, East Himalaya, Iran, Pakistan and West Himalaya), in China (within Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet and Xinjiang,) in Eastern Asia (with Japan and Korea,) in Canada (within Northwest Territories and Yukon) and also in USA (within Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming). It was first published in Fl. Helv. vol.2 on page 57 in 1828.

Species

As accepted by Kew; *'' Eritrichium acicularum'' *'' Eritrichium aldanense'' *'' Eritrichium alpinum'' *'' Eritrichium arctisibiricum'' *'' Eritrichium arenosum'' *'' Eritrichium aretioides'' *'' Eritrichium argenteum'' *'' Eritrichium axilliflorum'' *''

Eritrichium baicalense ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

'' *'' Eritrichium boreale'' *'' Eritrichium borealisinense'' *'' Eritrichium caespitosum'' *'' Eritrichium canum'' *''

Eritrichium caucasicum ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium chamissonis ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium confertiflorum ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium deltodentum ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium deqinense ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium dubium ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium echinocaryum ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium fetisowii ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

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Eritrichium fruticulosum ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include '' Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches from temperate Euras ...

'' *'' Eritrichium gracillimum'' *'' Eritrichium grandiflorum'' *'' Eritrichium hemisphaericum'' *'' Eritrichium howardii'' *'' Eritrichium humillimum'' *'' Eritrichium huzhuense'' *'' Eritrichium incanum'' *'' Eritrichium jacuticum'' *'' Eritrichium jenisseense'' *'' Eritrichium kamelinii'' *'' Eritrichium kangdingense'' *'' Eritrichium karavaevii'' *'' Eritrichium latifolium'' *'' Eritrichium laxum'' *'' Eritrichium lianyongshanii'' *'' Eritrichium longifolium'' *'' Eritrichium longipes'' *'' Eritrichium mandshuricum'' *'' Eritrichium medicarpum'' *'' Eritrichium mertonii'' *'' Eritrichium minimum'' *''

Eritrichium tangkulaense ''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Boraginaceae. It contains 78 species. Notable members include ''Eritrichium howardii'' and ''Eritrichium nanum''. Its native range stretches fro ...

'' *'' Eritrichium thomsonii'' *'' Eritrichium thymifolium'' *'' Eritrichium tianschanicum'' *'' Eritrichium tschuktschorum'' *'' Eritrichium turkestanicum'' *'' Eritrichium tuvinense'' *'' Eritrichium uralense'' *'' Eritrichium villosum'' *'' Eritrichium wangwencaii''

References

Boraginoideae Boraginaceae genera Flora of Austria Flora of Siberia Flora of the Russian Far East Flora of Central Asia Flora of the Caucasus Flora of China Flora of Mongolia Flora of Japan Flora of Korea Flora of Subarctic America {{Asterid-stub