Eritrichium canum

Eritrichium canum is an erect perennial herb of 10 – 30 cm tall. Stems are woody at base and basal leaves have hairy stalks. Flowers arein terminal racemes, pale blue, bell shaped with yellow or orange colored eye in the centre.

English Name	NOT AVAILABLE
Local Name	Forget me not.
Family	Boraginaceae
Flowering time	June to August
Habitat	Hill slopes and sandy soils.
Uses	Leaves are used to hasten child birth.
Location in the Valley of flowers	It is a common flower and can be found in almost all parts of the Valley. It is called forget me not because despite the fact that the flower is very small, it is found in large numbers. Painting the area in blue. So it says “Forget me Not !”

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2 thoughts on “Eritrichium canum”

debalina mondal

January 18, 2016 at 6:21 am

Eritrichium canum is locally called Forget-Me-Not
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- Devkant Sangwan
  
  February 6, 2016 at 7:48 am
  
  Thanks, Updated the information.

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Eritrichium canum