| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Paracaryum nigrum (Riedl) D.Heller |
| Bibliography | Consp. Fl. Orient. 3: 94 (1986) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3400-3800m |
| Description | silvery white hirsute, basal leaves narrowly elliptic, acute or obtuse, subsessile, 2-9cm, stem leaves similar, smaller, inflorescence terminal, 2-4cm, corolla infundibuliform, 7mm |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | deep blue-violet |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cynoglossum nigrum (Riedl) Greuter & Stier Mattiastrum nigrum Riedl |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |