| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Lithodora fruticosa (L.) Griseb. |
| Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 85 (1844) |
| Native Range | s. France to Spain, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | young branchlets white setose, leaves linear to narrowly oblong, white setose, with revolute margins, to 25mm long, corolla tubular, 12-15mm long |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue, purplish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gymnoleima fruticulosum Decne. Lithodora consobrina (Pomel) I.M.Johnst. Lithospermum chamaecistus Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Lithospermum collinum L. Lithospermum consobrinum Pomel Lithospermum fruticosum var. canum Porta & Rigo Lithospermum fruticosum var. consobrinum (Pomel) Maire Lithospermum fruticosum f. consobrinum (Pomel) Sauvage & Vindt Lithospermum fruticosum var. grandiflorum Sennen Lithospermum hispidulum var. grandiflorum Sennen Lithospermum purpureocoeruleum Thore Lithospermum fruticosum L. Margarospermum futicosum (L.) Fourr. Rhytispermum fruticosum (L.) Link |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |
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