Boraginaceae

Borage Family

Hackelia uncinata var. uncinata 

(Royal ex Benth.) C.E.C. Fisch.

Hooked Stickweed

Nepali:

This was peeking out from under some ferns near the butterfly meadow at 1700m. The flowers are pretty and look like alpine For-Get-Me-Not, but they are different. The flowers extend from the plant on a stalk and hang down in small clusters. They produce a sticky seed. It grows across the Himalayas from Pakistan to Myanmar.