| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Omphalodes nitida (Willd.) Hoffmanns. & Link |
| Bibliography | Fl. Portug. 1: t. 25 (1810) |
| Native Range | n. Portugal to nw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | stem erect, branched, basal leaves 10-20cm, lanceolate, long petiolate, adaxially glabrous, ciliate, corolla 9mm across, yellow variegate |
| Size | 25-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum nitidum Willd. Omphalodes controversa DC. Omphalodes lusitanica Pourr. ex Lange Picotia nitida (Willd.) Roem. & Schult. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |