| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Solenanthus stamineus (Desf.) Wettst. |
| Bibliography | Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 50(2): 88 (1885) |
| Native Range | s. Greece to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-3400m |
| Description | grey-green, sericeous, stem densely leafy, leaves elliptic, tapered to petiole, stem leaves sessile, narrowly oblong, flowers in narrowly ovate panicle, corolla 4-7mm long |
| Size | 12-35cm |
| Color | red, purple |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum stamineum Desf. Mattia staminea (Desf.) Roem. & Schult. Moltkia libanotica Zucc. Solenanthus conglobatus DC. Solenanthus ovatifolius (Bornm.) Prain Solenanthus stamineus var. luteus Bornm. Solenanthus stamineus f. luteus (Bornm.) Brand Solenanthus stamineus var. ovatifolius Bornm. Solenanthus tchitounyi Azn. Solenanthus tournefortii DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |