| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Paracaryum turcomanicum Bornm. & Sint. |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 20(2): 193 (1906) |
| Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to ne. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate-linear, 3-7cm, shortly acuminate, petiolate, flat, uninerved, grey hirsute, stem thin, flowers in scorpioid cyme, limb 3-4mm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple, bluish violet |
| 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 | Cynoglossum turcomanicum (Bornm. & Sint.) Greuter & Stier Mattiastrum gorganicum Riedl Mattiastrum turcomanicum (Bornm. & Sint.) Brand Paracaryum gorganicum (Riedl) D.Heller |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |