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Alkanna incana Boiss.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna incana Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 45 (1844)
Native Rangesw. & s. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-2000m
Descriptionsoftly grey hirsute, lower leaves lanceolate, at base attenuate, stem leaves at base rounded, narrowly oblong, flowers large in compact raceme, calyx densely sericeous
Size10-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsCampylocaryum verrucosum Boiss. ex A.DC.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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