| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna areolata Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Alkanna azurea Boiss. |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 100-2000m |
| Description | hirsute, eglandular, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 2-8cm long, stem leaves lanceolate, 1-6cm long, flowers in cyme, limb 5-8mm in diam. |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| 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
areolata sublaevis Hub.-Mor., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35(3): 297 (1977)
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