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Alkanna stribrnyi Velen.  
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FamilyBORAGINACEAE
Genus speciesAlkanna stribrnyi Velen. 
BibliographyFl. Bulg., Suppl. 1: 647 (1898)
Native RangeBalkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionlower stem leaves 3-6cm long, oblong-lanceolate, softly glandular hirsute and setose, corolla hirsute, tube 7-10mm long, limb 8-11mm in diam.
Size30-50cm
Colororange, violet, greyish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter
SynonymsAlkanna stribrnyi ssp. intermedia Kožuharov
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia)
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