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Lepechiniella microcarpa (Boiss.) Riedl  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesLepechiniella microcarpa (Boiss.) Riedl 
BibliographyOesterr. Bot. Z. 110: 517 (1963)
Native Rangee. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude1700-2400m
Descriptionstems numerous, ramose, densely hirsute, basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to oblong, 2-5cm, appresed hirsute, leaves smaller, corolla campanulate, lobes spreading
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsParacaryum denticulatum Boiss.
Paracaryum erigerifolium Schott ex Kotschy
Paracaryum microcarpum Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
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