| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Solenanthus stamineus (Desf.) Wettst. |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum stamineum Desf. |
| Solenanthus conglobatus A.DC. | |
| Solenanthus tournefortii DC. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-3400m |
| Description | grey-green, sericeous, stem densely leafy, leaves elliptic, tapered to petiole, stem leaves sessile, narrowly oblong, flowers in narrowly ovate panicle, corolla 4-7mm long |
| Size | 12-35cm |
| Color | red, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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