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Onosma rascheyana Boiss.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesOnosma rascheyana Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 110 (1849)
Native Rangew. Iran to w. Syria and e. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude2100-3200m
Descriptionleaves 2-4cm, spathulate, shortly petiolate, margins revolute, stem leaves wider and sessile, flowers in head, corolla 20-25mm long, clavate, fading bluish
Size10-25cm
Colorfleshy red
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
SynonymsOnosma erubescens Vatke
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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