| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum karataviense (Pavlov ex Popov) Czerep. |
| Bibliography | Sosud. Rast. SSSR: 116 (1981) |
| Native Range | Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | basal leaves spathulate-linear, sessile, adpressed softly hirsute, stems lanate, thick, scorpioid cymes dense, erect, leafless, limb 3mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | blackish violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum karataviense (Pavlov ex Popov) Greuter & Stier Paracaryum karataviense Pavlov ex Popov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) |