Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Decalepidanthus moltkioides (Benth.) Dickoré & Hilger |
Synonyms | Anchusa moltkioides Benth. |
Lithospermum moltkioides (Benth.) Decne. | |
Mertensia moltkioides (Benth.) C.B.Clarke | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3500-4500m |
Description | leaves in lax rosette, elliptic, hirsute, stem leafless, flowers 1-2cm long in cluster, corolla with conspicuous yellow or white eye, style not exserted |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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