| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Craniospermum mongolicum I.M.Johnst. |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1700m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves spathulate-linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-6cm, obtuse, flowers crowded, corolla ca. 1cm long, limb spreading, ovate to oblong, ca. 3mm in diam. |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Tuva ) China (Inner Mongolia , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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