| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Paracaryum nigrum (Riedl) D.Heller |
| Synonyms | Mattiastrum nigrum Riedl |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3400-3800m |
| Description | silvery white hirsute, basal leaves narrowly elliptic, acute or obtuse, subsessile, 2-9cm, stem leaves similar, smaller, inflorescence terminal, 2-4cm, corolla infundibuliform, 7mm |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | deep blue-violet |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
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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