Moltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand


Family	BORAGINACEAE
Genus species	Moltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand
Synonyms	Pulmonaria suffruticosa L.
	Moltkia graminifolia (Viv.) Nyman
Habitat	dry, stony grassland
Altitude	700-1200m
Description	densely leafy, with trailing rootstock, leaves linear, acute, scabrous, adaxially green, abaxially whitish, corolla 13-16mm long, narrowly campanulate, erect
Size	10-30cm
Color	blue
Bloom	spring, summer
Ca	+
Type	subshrub
Cultivation	sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southeastern Europe (Italy)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	BORAGINACEAE Moltkia suffruticosa (L.) Brand, Syn. Deut. Schweiz. Fl., ed. 3 [Hallier & Brand] 1999 (2010) Basionym: Pulmonaria suffruticosa L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2. 2: 1667 (1763) Synonyms: Lithospermum suffruticosum (L.) A.Kern. 700-1200m ============================================================================= suffruticosa typica ined. Synonyms: Gymnoleima graminifolium (Viv.) Decne, Lithodora graminifolia (Viv.) Griseb. Lithospermum fruticosum Vitm. Lithospermum graminifolium Viv. Moltkia graminifolia (Viv.) Nyman n. Italy 13 ITA suffruticosa bigazziana Peruzzi & Soldano, Inform. Bot. Ital. 42(1): 385 (2010) n. Italy 13 ITA