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Solenanthus turkestanicus Regel & Smirn.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesSolenanthus turkestanicus Regel & Smirn. 
BibliographyFl. Caucas. Crit. (4)2: 141 (1913)
Native RangeCentral Asia to Afghanistan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionbasal leaves lanceolate to elliptic, obtuse, cuneate, tapered to long petiole, sparsely hirsute, greenish, inflorescens spherically capitate, in fruit elongate
Size10-30cm
Coloryellowish
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsCynoglossum turkestanicum (Regel & Smirn.) Greuter & Stier
Kuschakewiczia turkestanica Regel & Smirn.
Solenanthus kuschakewiczii Lipsky
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
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