| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum modestum (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Brand |
| Synonyms | Paracaryum modestum Boiss. & Hausskn, |
| Mattiastrum straussii (Hausskn. ex Bornm.) Brand | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | densely white hirsute, leaves lanceolate, uninerved, the basal long petiolate, 7-10cm, acute, stem leaves smaller, sessile, cincinni terminal, few-flowered, flowers 8mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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