| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna hirsutissima (Bertol.) A.DC. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 10: 101 (1846) |
| Native Range | n. Iran to e. Turkey and Syria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | viscid pubescent, hirsute, leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, bracts longer than calyx, lobes lanceolate, flowers sweetly fragrant, corolla tube longer than calyx |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Lithospermum dictyocarpum DC. ex A.DC. Lithospermum hirsutissimum Bertol. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |