| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Onosma alborosea Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Onosma congesta DC. |
| Onosma davisii Riedl | |
| Onosma mutabilis Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stem finely hirsute, leaves narrow, oblong, obtuse, to base tapered, subsessile, scabrous, grey-green, flowers long, tubular, pubescent, in small raceme |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white fading red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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