| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Alkanna strigosa Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4: 46 (1844) |
| Native Range | w. Syria to Sinai |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | patule-setose, woody-based, leaves linear, short, sessile, with distinct midrib, upper leaves subamplexicaule, flowers in raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Alkanna syriaca (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss. Campylocaryum syriacum Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |