| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Rindera caespitosa (DC.) Gürke |
| Synonyms | Mattia caespitosa DC. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3000m |
| Description | grey tomentose, stem densely leafy, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 7-12cm long, stem leaves linear, acute, appresed to stem, flowers in corymb, limb 8-12mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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