| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Solenanthus turkestanicus (Regel & Smirn.) Kusn. |
| Synonyms | Kuschakewiczia turkestanica Regel & Smirn. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate to elliptic, obtuse, cuneate, tapered to long petiole, sparsely hirsute, greenish, inflorescens spherically capitate, in fruit elongate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) 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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