Eritrichium nanum
| Eritrichium nanum | |
|---|---|
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| Eritrichium nanum growing in the Grandes Rousses, Oisans, France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Eritrichium |
| Species: | E. nanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eritrichium nanum (L.) Schrad. ex Gaudin | |
Eritrichium nanum, the arctic alpine forget-me-not[1] or king-of-the-Alps,[2] is a circumpolar alpine cushion plant which occurs in the North American Rocky mountains as well as the European Alps. It grows at elevations of 10,000 feet in an environment of acid rocks, snow gullies and receding glaciers.
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Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States
References
- ↑ "Eritrichium nanum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
Eritrichium nanum, King of the Alps
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