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Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. 
SynonymsAlkanna syriaca (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss.
 Campylocaryum syriacum Boiss. & Hohen.
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Descriptionpatule-setose, woody-based, leaves linear, short, sessile, with distinct midrib, upper leaves subamplexicaule, flowers in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute
Size20-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
root cuttings in late winter
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

BORAGINACEAE

Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 4: 46 (1844)

Synonyms:
Alkanna syriaca (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss.
Campylocaryum syriacum Boiss. & Hohen.

w. Syria, Palestine, Sinai
34 LBS PAL SIN

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