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

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Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist
arctic alpine forget-me-not

Symbol:

ERNAE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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

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Synonyms:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist

EREL11

Eritrichium elongatum (Rydb.) Wight

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


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Related Taxa:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 4 species in Eritrichium, 4 varieties in Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin

Classification:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist

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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
Variety	Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist – arctic alpine forget-me-not

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist

This plant 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:
pale alpine-forget-me-not		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Eritrichium nanum (Vill.) Schrad. ex Gaudin var. elongatum (Rydb.) Cronquist

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528060.

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 09:38 PM CDT