Arctic alpine forget me not

Description

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. It grows at elevations of 10,000 feet in an environment of acid rocks, snow gullies and receding glaciers. Eritrichium (alpine forget-me-not) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. It contains 71 species. Notable members include Eritrichium howardii and Eritrichium nanum.