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Moltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMoltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand 
BibliographySyn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl. [W.D.J.Koch] ed. 3: 1999 (2010)
Native Rangen. Italy
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude700-1200m
Descriptiondensely leafy, with trailing rootstock, leaves linear, acute, scabrous, adaxially green, abaxially whitish, corolla 13-16mm long, narrowly campanulate, erect
Size10-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomspring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGymnoleima graminifolium Decne.
Lithodora graminifolia Griseb.
Lithospermum fruticosum Vitm.
Lithospermum graminifolium Viv.
Lithospermum suffruticosum (L.) A.Kern.
Moltkia graminifolia (Decne.) Nyman
Pulmonaria suffruticosa L.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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