| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Lithodora hispidula (Sm.) Griseb. |
| Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 85 (1844) |
| Native Range | Crete to sw. & s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | branchlets appressed white setose, leaves obovate to oblanceolate or oblong, to 15mm long, dark green with white bristles, corolla 9-12mm long |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue, bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 | Lithospermum hispidulum Sm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |