| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna shattuckia (Post) Post |
| Bibliography | Fl. Syria: 545 (1896) |
| Native Range | Turkey (Amanus Mts.) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | sericeous lanate, stems apically ramose, lower leaves linear-lanceolate, petiolate, the upper oblong-lanceolate, amplexicaule, 2-3cm, obtuse, calyx appresed hirsute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| 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 division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Alkanna megacarpa ssp. shattuckia Post |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |