| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Moltkia angustifolia DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 72 (1846) |
| Native Range | nw. & c. Iran to Iraq |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | scabrously setose, leaves narrowly linear, obtuse, attenuate, flowers in dense terminal raceme, bracts linear, calyx lobes linear, obtuse, corolla glabrous, lobes short |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Echium longifolium Bertol. Heliotropium persicum Aucher ex DC. Moltkia longifolia (Bertol.) Wettst. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) |