''Eritrichium'' (alpine forget-me-not) is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
family
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Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees and herbs in 146, to 156 genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single family of the order ...
. 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 ...
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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
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...
, (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;
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Eritrichium acicularum''
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Eritrichium aldanense
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium alpinum''
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Eritrichium arctisibiricum''
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Eritrichium arenosum''
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Eritrichium aretioides
''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 argenteum''
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Eritrichium axilliflorum''
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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 ...
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Eritrichium boreale''
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Eritrichium borealisinense''
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Eritrichium caespitosum
''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 ...
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Eritrichium canum''
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Eritrichium caucasicum''
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Eritrichium chamissonis''
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Eritrichium confertiflorum''
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Eritrichium deltodentum''
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Eritrichium deqinense''
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Eritrichium dubium''
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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 ...
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Eritrichium gracillimum''
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Eritrichium grandiflorum''
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Eritrichium hemisphaericum''
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Eritrichium howardii''
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Eritrichium humillimum''
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Eritrichium huzhuense
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium incanum''
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Eritrichium jacuticum''
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Eritrichium jenisseense''
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Eritrichium kamelinii''
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Eritrichium kangdingense''
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Eritrichium karavaevii''
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Eritrichium latifolium''
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Eritrichium laxum
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium lianyongshanii
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium longifolium''
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Eritrichium longipes''
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Eritrichium mandshuricum
''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 medicarpum''
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Eritrichium mertonii''
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Eritrichium minimum''
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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 ...
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Eritrichium nipponicum
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium ochotense
''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 ...
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Eritrichium oligocanthum
''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 ...
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Eritrichium pamiricum''
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Eritrichium pauciflorum''
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Eritrichium pectinatociliatum''
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Eritrichium pectinatum
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium pendulifructum''
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Eritrichium petiolare''
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Eritrichium pseudolatifolium''
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Eritrichium pseudostrictum''
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Eritrichium pulvinatum''
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Eritrichium pulviniforme
''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 Eura ...
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Eritrichium putoranicum''
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Eritrichium qofengense''
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Eritrichium relictum''
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Eritrichium sajanense''
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Eritrichium sericeum''
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Eritrichium serxuense''
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Eritrichium sichotense''
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Eritrichium sinomicrocarpum''
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Eritrichium spathulatum''
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Eritrichium splendens''
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Eritrichium subjacquemontii''
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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 ...
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Eritrichium thomsonii''
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Eritrichium thymifolium''
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Eritrichium tianschanicum''
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Eritrichium tschuktschorum''
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Eritrichium turkestanicum''
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Eritrichium tuvinense''
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Eritrichium uralense
''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 ...
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Eritrichium villosum''
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Eritrichium wangwencaii
''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 Eura ...
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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
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