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Onosma viridis (Borbás) Jáv.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma viridis (Borbás) Jáv. 
BibliographyAnn. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 4: 431 (1906)
Native Ranges. Slovakia to ne. Hungary and Romania
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves narrowly elliptic, acuminate, margins revolute, stem leaves numerous, stem simple, corolla outside pubescent, 14-17mm long
Size15-25cm
Colorlemmon yellow
Bloomsummer
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 banatica (Sándor ex Jáv.) Borza
Onosma heterophylla ssp. viridis (Borbás) Soó
Onosma taurica var. viridis Borbás
Onosma tornensis Jáv.
Onosma tubiflora ssp. viridis (Borbás) Hayek
Onosma viridis ssp. banatica Sándor ex Jáv.
Onosma viridis var. baumgartenii Heuff. ex Jáv.
Onosma viridis var. citrina Jáv.
Onosma viridis var. subcanescens Jáv.
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ROM Romania)
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