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Eritrichium nanum
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 European Alps and the North American Rocky Mountains.
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Description
This cushion plant grows up to 10 centimetres (4 in) tall. It forms tufts of lanceolate leaves up to 1.5 centimetres (1⁄2 in) long.[3] Blooming from June to August, the deep blue corollas are five-lobed and funnel-shaped; five yellow pads surround the inner tube opening. The fruit is divided into four nutlets.[3]
Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides in Alaska
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Similar species
Eritrichium howardii is similar, but has hairs dense enough to cover the leaves.[3]
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Distribution and habitat
The plant occurs in the European Alps and western North America from Alaska and along the Rocky Mountains to Oregon, Montana and New Mexico.[3] It grows at elevations of 10,000 feet in an environment of acid rocks, snow gullies and receding glaciers.
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