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Moltkia angustifolia DC.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesMoltkia angustifolia DC. 
BibliographyProdr. 10: 72 (1846)
Native Rangenw. & c. Iran to Iraq
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionscabrously setose, leaves narrowly linear, obtuse, attenuate, flowers in dense terminal raceme, bracts linear, calyx lobes linear, obtuse, corolla glabrous, lobes short
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEchium longifolium Bertol.
Heliotropium persicum Aucher ex DC.
Moltkia longifolia (Bertol.) Wettst.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq)
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