| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Onosma canescens C.Presl |
| Bibliography | Fl. Sicul.: xxxiv (1826) |
| Native Range | Sicilia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets erect, hirsute, leaves alternate, linear, grey-green, entire, adaxially densely hirsute, flowers in cincinni, corolla tubular, 20-25mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 |
| Synonyms | Onosma echioides ssp. canescens (C.Presl) Peruzzi & N.G.Passal. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) |