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Alkanna subleiocarpa Hub.-Mor.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna subleiocarpa Hub.-Mor. 
BibliographyFeddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 52: 49 (1943)
Native RangeEast Aegean Islands to Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsteppes
Descriptionshortly sericeous-hirsute, grey setose, leaves lanceolate, obtuse, sessile, flowers axillary, corolla glabrous, infundibuliform, calyx lobes lanceolate-linear, apiculate
Size15-25cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsAlkanna tinctoria ssp. subleiocarpa (Hub.-Mor.) Hub.-Mor.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
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