| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Mattiastrum cariensis (Boiss.) P.M.Sl. |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | Crete to Turkey, Cyprus |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-2700m |
| Description | long white adpressed hirsute, stems ascendent, basal leaves oblong, petiolate, stem leaves few, narrow, sessile, flowers in lax raceme, corolla ca. 8mm |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum lithospermifolium ssp. cariense (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet Cynoglossum troodi H.Lindb. Mattiastrum lithospermifolium ssp. cariense (Boiss.) Valdés Omphalodes cariensis Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 41 (1844) Paracaryum cariense (Boiss.) Boiss. Paracaryum lithospermifolium var. cariense (Boiss.) R.R.Mill Paracaryum lithospermifolium ssp. cariense (Boiss.) R.R.Mill Paracaryum sibthorpianum Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |