| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum dieterlei Sadat |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 2900-3500m |
| Description | appresed white-grey hirsute, basal leaves narrowly elliptic, 1-3cm, acute, complicate, subsessile, stem leaves few, smaller, sessile, inflorescence terminal, 4cm, corolla 3-5mm |
| Size | 3-6cm |
| Color | deep blue, blue-violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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