PLANTS Profile for Eritrichium nanum (arctic alpine forget-me-not)

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Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Symbol:

ERNA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

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Distribution:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (YT)

Related Taxa:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 4 species in Eritrichium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. aretioides (Cham.) Herder. .

Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Distribution of Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. argenteum (Wight) I.M. Johnst.. .

Eritrichium nanum var. argenteum
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Distribution of Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. chamissonis (DC.) Herder. .

Eritrichium nanum var. chamissonis
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Distribution of Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist. .

Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Eritrichium Schrad. ex Gaudin – alpine forget-me-not
Species	Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin – arctic alpine forget-me-not

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum
pale alpine-forget-me-not		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31904.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 03:51 PM CDT