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Onosma gmelinii Ledeb.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma gmelinii Ledeb. 
BibliographyFl. Altaic. 1: 184 (1829)
Native Rangew. & c. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1000-1500m
Descriptionbasal leaves long petiolate, oblanceolate, 10-12cm, densely pubescent, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, 2-5cm long, inflorescence terminal, dense, corolla 20-25mm long
Size25-40cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsOnosma synanthera Fisch. ex Sweet
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     36 China (CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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