| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum lithospermifolium (Lam.) Brand |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 155 (1915) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 800-3000m |
| Description | long white hirsute, basal leaves oblong, petiolate, stem leaves narrow, sessile, inflorescence elongate, racemose, flowers pedicellate |
| Size | 12-18cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum lithospermifolium Lam. Cynoglossum myosotoides Labill. Omphalodes myosotoides Schrank Paracaryum lithospermifolium (Lam.) Grande Paracaryum lithospermifolium var. erectum R.R.Mill Paracaryum myosotoides Boiss. Picotia lithospermifolia (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |