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

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the

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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 orde ...

. It contains 78 species. Notable members include ''

Eritrichium howardii ''Eritrichium howardii'', or Howard's alpine forget-me-not, is a rare flowering plant found in the Rocky Mountain area, most notably in Wyoming and Montana. It is a pleasant, light blue to purplish flower that has a yellow ring around the mid ...

'' 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

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 o ...

, (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

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Eritrichium acicularum ''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 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 Euras ...

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Eritrichium alpinum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium arctisibiricum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium arenosum ''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 ...

'' *'' Eritrichium aretioides'' *''

Eritrichium argenteum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium axilliflorum ''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 ...

'' *'' Eritrichium baicalense'' *''

Eritrichium boreale ''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 borealisinense ''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 caespitosum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium canum ''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 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 ...

'' *'' Eritrichium chamissonis'' *'' Eritrichium confertiflorum'' *'' Eritrichium deltodentum'' *'' Eritrichium deqinense'' *'' Eritrichium dubium'' *'' Eritrichium echinocaryum'' *'' Eritrichium fetisowii'' *'' Eritrichium fruticulosum'' *''

Eritrichium gracillimum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium grandiflorum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium hemisphaericum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium humillimum ''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 ...

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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 ...

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Eritrichium incanum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium jacuticum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium jenisseense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium kamelinii ''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 ...

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Eritrichium kangdingense ''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 karavaevii ''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 latifolium ''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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Eritrichium longifolium ''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 ...

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Eritrichium longipes ''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 ...

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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 ...

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Eritrichium medicarpum ''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 mertonii ''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 ...

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Eritrichium minimum ''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 ...

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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 ...

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Eritrichium ochotense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium oligocanthum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium pamiricum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium pauciflorum ''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 pectinatociliatum ''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 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 ...

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Eritrichium pendulifructum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium petiolare ''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 ...

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Eritrichium pseudolatifolium ''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 ...

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Eritrichium pseudostrictum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium pulvinatum ''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 ...

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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 Euras ...

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Eritrichium putoranicum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium qofengense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium relictum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium sajanense ''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 sericeum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium serxuense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium sichotense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium sinomicrocarpum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium spathulatum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium splendens ''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 subjacquemontii ''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 ...

'' *'' Eritrichium tangkulaense'' *''

Eritrichium thomsonii ''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 ...

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Eritrichium thymifolium ''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 ...

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Eritrichium tianschanicum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium tschuktschorum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium turkestanicum ''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 ...

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Eritrichium tuvinense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium uralense ''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 ...

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Eritrichium villosum ''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 ...

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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 Euras ...

References

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