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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna incana Boiss. 
SynonymsCampylocaryum verrucosum Boiss. ex A.DC.
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionsoftly grey hirsute, lower leaves lanceolate, at base attenuate, stem leaves at base rounded, narrowly oblong, flowers large in compact raceme, calyx densely sericeous
Size10-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typetuft, fl. stem ascending
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BORAGINACEAE

Alkanna incana Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 4: 45 (1844)

Synonyms:
Campylocaryum verrucosum Boiss. ex A.DC.

s. Turkey
34 TUR

0-2000m

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