| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Craniospermum mongolicum I.M.Johnst. |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 33: 74 (1952) |
| Native Range | sw. Siberia to Mongolia and n. Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1700m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves spathulate-linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 2-6cm, obtuse, flowers crowded, corolla ca. 1cm long, limb spreading, ovate to oblong, ca. 3mm in diam. |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |