| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna froedinii Rech.f. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 55: 13 (1947) |
| Native Range | e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-2500m |
| Description | setose, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, entire, 6-20cm, stem leaves lanceolate to elliptic, 4-8cm long, flowers in cymes, corolla outside glabrous, 1-2cm in diam., lobes 5-8mm long |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |