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Omphalodes rupestris Boiss.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOmphalodes rupestris Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 4: 267 (1875)
Native Rangew. Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1000-3000m
Descriptionbasal leaves oval to orbiculate, obtusely dentate, long petiolate, upper leaves subsessile, broadly lanceolate, cincinnus subsessile amongst leaves, corolla 15-20mm
Size1-20cm
Colorsky blue
Bloomlate spring
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny 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; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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