| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Onosma cinerea Schreb. |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 3: 474 (1767) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Caucasus and Syria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 50-2400m |
| Description | leaves whitish, setose, basal leaves 2-6cm, long petiolate, narrow, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, inflorescence cymose, corolla 22-25mm long |
| Size | 25-30cm |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Onosma taurica Willd. Onosma taurica var. brevifolia DC. Onosma velenovskyi Davidov |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |