Boraginaceae
Showy alpine forget-me-not
Eritrichium splendens
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Eritrichium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Showy alpine forget-me-not
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.