Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Lepechiniella microcarpa (Boiss.) Riedl |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Z. 110: 517 (1963) |
Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1700-2400m |
Description | stems numerous, ramose, densely hirsute, basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong, 2-5cm, appresed hirsute, leaves smaller, corolla campanulate, lobes spreading |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Paracaryum denticulatum Boiss. Paracaryum erigerifolium Schott ex Kotschy Paracaryum microcarpum Boiss. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |